Location: OH

Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building

High-angle dusk view of a modern urban park with illuminated paths, geometric lawn panels, and a classical stone building in the background.

The Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building, the workplace of 4,000 people, is located on approximately 4 acres adjacent to City Hall and bounded by 9th Street—the recently designated Rock and Roll Boulevard that leads to the Hall of Fame. OLIN’s fundamental design goal is to create a memorable place that will aid in the renaissance […]

Fountain Square

A crowd of people partner dancing in a city square at night, with a glowing fountain and illuminated blue building in the background.

Fountain Square, located in the heart of downtown Cincinnati, has created a true sense of place while making a more attractive, cohesive and vibrant center for pedestrians to gather, interact and enjoy the downtown. Integral to the revitalization of Fountain Square is the social programming of the space—it has become the downtown’s center for social […]

Lock 3

Aerial view of a completed urban park with a large green lawn, curved concrete paths, and a modern performance stage.

Centrally located in the core of downtown, Lock 3 is the primary gathering space for Akron and its environs. Prior to the re-imagining of Lock 3, this ad-hoc space served as the City of Akron’s main public venue and functioned entirely as an event space whose primary mission is to bring people to the downtown. […]

National Veterans Memorial and Museum

A wide, sun-drenched view of the National Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus, Ohio, featuring a modern circular building and a lush green landscape with young trees.

The National Veterans Memorial and Museum is the first national memorial to honor the fallen and recognize the service and sacrifice made by all veterans in every branch of the military. The landscape is intended to provide a natural sanctuary for remembrance and reflection while also accommodating daily use as a garden. The central component […]

The Bud and Susie Rogers Garden at the Akron Art Museum

A sunset view of a crowd gathered on the garden lawn for an outdoor performance, with the modern steel museum cantilever and city skyline in the background.

The Bud and Susie Rogers Garden at the Akron Art Museum is a gift to the community of Akron. OLIN worked closely with the museum on the design, which replaces a surface parking lot with a series of terraced outdoor spaces, including a welcoming plaza, a flexible lawn, a meandering path bordered by prairie grasses, […]