CARACAS. 1 Accion. blue, black. No 56. Office opened in Caracas in 1956 by the Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx (1909-1994). He was a famous designer of parks and gardens. His work had a great influence on tropical garden design in the 20th century. More than 50 plants bear his name and he was one of the first people to call for the conservation of Brazil's rainforest.