Concept Unveiled for New National Museum of the United States Navy
Image courtesy of BIG We are excited to share our concept for the planned new National Museum of the United States Navy, unveiled at an event alongside our collaborators Bjarke Ingels Group and Squint/Opera! The competition is an important conceptual and artistic process toward creating a state-of-the-art museum and community institution – a home for […]
Inside the Design Process for the Desert Shield and Desert Storm Memorial
Nestled between the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial, the National Desert Shield and Desert Storm Memorial design is underway! The OLIN team is drawing inspiration from the dunes and oases of the Kuwaiti desert landscape, as well as other symbolic elements, to commemorate the sacrifices and collaboration of the coalition nations that served […]
Construction Complete for Soilless Soil Pilot Site!
With funding from the EPA, the research team is collaborating with Philadelphia Parks and Recreation (PPR) to retrofit a Fairmont Park stormwater bioretention basin that was previously damaged in Hurricane Ida. Building on our past research in the greenhouse and lab, the team is designing the pilot bioretention basin, testing the performance of GBS under […]
OLIN + NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project: LGBTQ+ PUBLIC SPACES Presentation
OLIN Landscape Designer Max Dickson joined forces with the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project, hosting LGBTQ+ PUBLIC SPACES: Preservation of Historic Queer Landscapes, a free virtual presentation that dived into the history and untold stories of queer public spaces. Max and NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project co-director Ken Lustbader explored local and national sites, such […]
OLIN Celebrated Black History Month with BlackLAN
To honor and celebrate Black History Month, OLIN sponsored the 3rd annual Black History Month Symposium hosted by the Black Landscape Architects Network (BlackLAN), an organization that supports Black landscape architecture students and professionals. The event featured keynote speakers Divine Ndemeye, the founder of Remesha Design, and Maci Nelson, the creator, and host of The […]
Pier 26 at Hudson River Park Sturgeon Construction Underway!
The Sturgeons of the Pier 26 Play Area are under construction! OLIN custom-designed the sturgeons in collaboration with award-winning Danish play design experts MONSTRUM once installed, the sturgeons will become signature features of the new 4,000-square-foot marine and science-themed playground at Hudson Rivers Park Pier 26. The two wood sturgeons, modeled after the endangered Atlantic […]
Six OLIN projects earn awards from the Pennsylvania-Delaware Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects
We are honored to announce that six OLIN projects have earned awards from the Pennsylvania-Delaware Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects! These winning works span numerous categories, including General Design, Analysis and Planning, Research, and Communications. The winning projects are: 11th Street Bridge Park: Merit Award in Analysis & PlanningThe 11th Street Bridge […]
Pier 26 at Hudson River Park a Finalist in ULI’s 2022 Awards for Excellence in Development
The Urban Land Institute New York (ULI New York)recently recognized 18 projects as finalists for the 2022 Awards for Excellence in Development, including Pier 26 at Hudson River Park in the Excellence in Civic Development category. The winners of the awards will be presented at the Seventh Annual Awards for Excellence in Development Gala on […]
Willis Tower Transformation by Gensler features landscapes by OLIN
From Architectural Record: Luring office workers back to downtown high-rises after more than two years of working from home during the Covid pandemic can be challenging. But employers in the revamped Willis (formerly Sears) Tower have a leg up, thanks to a half-billion-dollar makeover by Gensler that upgrades the iconic supertall’s appeal, to tenants and […]
US Embassy in London Wins a 2022 AIA Architecture Award
The American Institute of Architects has selected the US Embassy in London as a recipient of the 2022 Architecture Award, one of the most significant design awards for completed works of architecture. The embassy is a Kieran Timberlake and OLIN collaboration that through its architecture, represents the country’s ideals of transparency, openness, and equality while […]