Landscape Designer
ABOUT Colton AFtanski
Colton Aftanski first joined Viox & Viox as a Landscape Architecture Intern in the summer of 2023. During his academic career, he studied landscape architecture and design abroad throughout Italy, as well as parts of Germany and Austria, and backpacked across Europe with his twin brother. He also gained experience with his university’s landscape architecture department as a Community Visioning Designer and Teaching Assistant. Colton rejoined Viox & Viox as a Co-op in the summer of 2025 and transitioned to a full-time Landscape Designer in January 2026. Drawn to the profession through his love of drawing and creative expression, he values landscape architecture’s ability to balance aesthetics and function while connecting people to place. Outside of work he enjoys hiking, sketching, and traveling.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, South Dakota State University
St. Thomas More Highschool, Rapid City, SD
PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
