Armando Beteta-Juarez
Selected Works 2025-2026
Thomas Jefferson University, B.L.A, Landscape Architecture
About Me
I’ve been connected to the outdoors for as long as I can remember. I started mowing lawns when I was eight, not realizing that those small jobs were the beginning of something bigger. As I got older, I found myself drawn to the construction side of landscapes, seeing how spaces are built, shaped, and brought to life. That curiosity kept growing, right alongside my love for being outside, whether I’m hiking through the woods or jumping out of a plane.
Landscape architecture became the place for where all of that comes together for me.
CONTACT
CELL: (609) 972-8995
EMAIL: armandobetetajr@gmail.com
Experience
Owner Armando’s Landscaping- Cape May, NJ
- Constructed and installed outdoor features like patios, retaining walls, and paved walkways
- Lawn & garden maintenance
Architecture Intern Milton Hershey School- Hershey, PA
- Created detailed planting plans and architectural layouts using AutoCAD.
- Developed hand sketched renderings to show design concepts and support presentation..
Skills
Illustrator
Photoshop
InDesign
D5 Render
01 pg. 3-8
Building Common Ground
Site: North Philadelphia, PA
Type: Urban Design Date: 05/2025
03 pg. 15-20
Una Volta C’era il Mare
Site: Candelo, Italy
Type: Competition Date: 02/2026
02 pg. 9-14
The Hinge of Germantown
Site: Germantown, PA
Type: Urban Design Date: 12/2025
04 pg. 21-22
Aerial Photography
Site: Candelo, Italy
Type: Personal Hobby Date: 11/2025-Current
01 Building Common Ground
About
In partnership with SquashSmarts, a Philadelphia nonprofit that helps public school students grow through academic support, mentorship, and the sport of squash. Our team explored ways to better serve youth in North Philadelphia’s Hunting Park neighborhood. Through extensive site analysis, we identified an abundance of vacant lots as both a challenge and an opportunity. Our design vision focuses on reconnecting the youth in Hunting Park to their community through the third spaces. Creating engaging environments beyond home and school that encourage play, creativity, and self-expression. Underutilized lots will be transformed into active, community driven spaces designed to foster a sense of ownership, purpose, and meaningful connection through inclusive, youth centered programming.
Type: Urban Design
Size: Varies
Location: North Philadelphia
Members: In collaboration with Tim Figueroa & Jocelyn Browers
Date: 05/2025
Building Common Ground / Site Analysis
Community Statistics:
Race
Children Under 18
Concept Diagram:
Project Phasing: Building Common Ground / Design Concept
LOT ACQUISITION DESIGN BUILD MAINTAIN
Program Diagram:
CREATIVE
GATHER NATURE
Adaptive interventions transforming vacant lots into third spaces
Hinge of Germantown
About
This project is centered on working directly with the Germantown community to imagine a one acre field based on the needs, stories, and everyday experiences of the people who use it. The process emphasized showing up, listening, and actively participating within the community. Through that collaboration, idea of finding a “why” in design truly came to life.
Type: Community Design
Size: 1 Acre
Location: Germantown, PA
Date: 12/2025
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High Income comunity w/ limited green space
Concept meaning sketch
Public Transportation connects neighborhoods
Rotation
Site sits in center of 4 neighborhoods
Swivel
The Hinge of Germantown / Plan Development
Conceptual Plan
Initial schematic Plan
Finalized Plan
Planting
Planting schedule
Vernal Pool Section
Wall Detail Woodland Perspective
Trellis Detail
Plaza Section
Una Volta C’era Il Mare
Candelo Urban Link Design Competition
In collaboration with Shirley Qian & Elizabeth Heinz
About
Candelo is a town that is shaped by its rich history. To honor that, this project transforms that legacy into a functional and meaningful public space. The design introduces an ADA accessible ramp and community plaza that draw inspiration from the movement, memory, and fluidity of water, creating a landscape that is both educational and welcoming. By integrating accessibility with subtle historical references, the project provides a gathering space that supports all ages while honoring the geological and cultural roots that define Candelo’s identity.
Project Data
Type: Design Competition
Size: .4 Acre
Location: Candelo, Italy
Members: Elizabeth Heinz (Plan) & Shirley Qian (Sections)
Date: 02/2026
Top of Ramp Perspective
A space that is rooted and expressed through the history and ecology of
Candelo, Italy
05 Aerial Photography &Videography
About
I’ve always been an adventurous person, and skydiving is what really opened my eyes to how different the world looks from above. Eventually, I wanted to capture that feeling in a way I could share, so I picked up a drone. Now I use it to record moments from the air, exploring places from a new angle and holding onto that same sense of wonder I get when I’m up in the sky.
Cancun, Mexico
Oaxaca Centro
San Jose Del Pacifico
Arbol de Tule
