Of Montenegrin descent, Vladimir Djurovic was born in Lebanon in 1967 and pursued his studies abroad. He received his Undergraduate Degree in Horticulture from Reading University in England and his Masters Degree in Landscape Architecture from the School of Environmental Design at the University of Georgia in the U.S. After working in the U.S. for several years, he returned to Lebanon to establish his landscape architectural practice in 1995. Since its inception, Vladimir Djurovic Landscape Architecture has been committed to the creation of landscapes that draw out the uniqueness of environments with a simplicity of gesture that gives nature the stage. For over 25 years, they have been working closely with select clients and architects, slowly developing a notable body of work throughout the world. More recently, they have focused their mission towards projects that address the pressing environmental and social issues facing us today. Projects that partner up with nature and pave the way for a much-needed change in the way we relate to it. Djurovic has lectured extensively in several venues and has been granted numerous international awards.

Paula Côrte-Real is the coordinator of the Gulbenkian Garden Educative Program, a program addressed to all ages and all kinds of publics, specially focused on landscape culture and on the Gulbenkian Building and Garden - the first Modern Movement National Monument in Portugal.

As landscape architect, Paula is also responsible for the maintenance of the Gulbenkian Garden and runs a studio of Landscape Architecture, coordinating several landscape and land managing projects, environmental and landscape studies.