Jessica M. Henson joins LAF 2026-27 Board of Directors
The new board term brings the annual change in LAF President, along with several Directors assuming new leadership roles, 9 Directors cycling off, and welcoming 10 new Directors.
OLIN at ASLA 2026
The OLIN line-up of speakers at this year’s ASLA conference brings some of the best of OLIN to your PPNs, CEUs, and field session options!
Coming Fall 2026 – 20 Imagined Landscapes: Material Models for Innovation and Discovery
20 Imagined Landscapes explores how physical models shape creative thinking in landscape architecture, architecture, and art. Through essays centered on individual models, contributors reflect on how working with materials such as wood, clay, and metal, alongside emerging fabrication tools, generates ideas, tests spatial relationships, and communicates design intent.
TIFFANY BEAMER RECEIVES 2026 UIUC DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD
The Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) bestows an annual Alumni Medal to recognize distinguished alumni for their lifetime achievements and lasting impact on the profession, the environment, and the department.
OLIN EVOLVES
As OLIN approaches our 50th anniversary, we announce our transition of leadership, charting a path of continuity from an illustrious legacy to a broad horizon of ongoing, impactful practice.
High Falls State Park Public Launch
We are thrilled to share that the High Falls State Park Framework Plan was launched this week at a well-attended public open house! Following 12-months of public engagement, this milestone marks the first of an ambitious multi-year planning, design, and implementation effort for the City of Rochester’s very first state park.
Partner Spotlight on Demetrios Staurinos
Demetrios (Demo) Staurinos is one of four longtime OLINites promoted to the role of Partner this year. We want you to know him like we know him, to understand why we are excited about what he will bring to this level of leadership—in practice. We tossed a few prompts his way, and this is (just a bit of) what he has to say:
LA Park Needs Assessment Draft Proposes Strategies for Improving Parks and Recreation Citywide
After eight months of community engagement and feedback, the City of LA is seeking input on the draft Park Needs Assessment. The Public will have 45 days to share their comments.
Partner Spotlight on Janelle Johnson
One of four Landscape Architects promoted to Partner at OLIN this year, we’d like to introduce Janelle to those who haven’t had the privilege of meeting her. She recently took a moment to reflect on what this role means to her, and we thought it would be great to share her thoughts here. Consider yourself IN the conversation:
Partner Spotlight on Richard Roark
Richard’s “Good Morning” emails reliably fill the OLIN inboxes by 8:00AM on a daily basis. It’s a practice he initiated during the pandemic as a way to both reflect and stay meaningfully in touch. Whether he’s on site covering a new installation, in a fabricator’s workshop, or simply exploring the landscape for inspiration, he hits […]