Location: PA

University of Pennsylvania Weitzman Plaza

A ground-level perspective of the tiered wooden seating area filled with students eating and talking. The scene is framed by leafy green trees and the ornate red brick and terra cotta architecture of the campus.

The new Stuart Weitzman Plaza, home to the school’s graduation ceremony and other events, reinvigorates the setting of the School of Design to play a unique role in the life of the school and campus. Reshaping space at this key nexus of campus pedestrian circulation brings together the Fisher Fine Arts Library, the Graduate Fine […]

Carnegie Mellon University Scaife Hall

A sunset view of an outdoor terrace with people sitting at tables and in colorful chairs, with the University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning in the distance.

Carnegie Mellon University is nestled within the Pittsburgh Low Plateau, a truly unique place where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers converge in the center of the city of Pittsburgh to form the Ohio River. The Western Allegheny Plateau Ecoregion gives a broad, ecological context to draw upon, for both its plant palette and its stone […]

Benjamin Franklin Parkway Master Plan

A birdseye view of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, showing lit streets, the Swann Memorial Fountain in the foreground, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the distance.

Fueled by the City Beautiful Movement at the turn of the 20th century and inspired by Paris’ Champs Elysees, the Benjamin Franklin Parkway was originally designed as a grand cultural boulevard, connecting City Hall to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. However, lack of subsequent critical development along the parkway and the advent of the automobile […]

Water Works Park and Island

A high-angle view of an elevated walkway curving along the Schuylkill River. People lounge on a grassy hill near the Philadelphia Museum of Art, with apartment buildings in the distance.

The Fairmount Water Works Park Amenities and Island Enhancements projects represent the final site initiatives in a comprehensive revitalization of the Schuylkill River’s edge. The project is comprised of three main elements: the Italian Fountain Plaza, the River’s Edge and the Island. Along with the restoration of the Italian Fountain itself, improvements to the paving, […]

Anne d’Harnoncourt Sculpture Garden

Children playing on a green lawn in front of a stone wall, with the classical facade of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and a modern glass pavilion behind them.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is a beloved city landmark drawing more than one million visitors a year, but the need to create additional parking for the institution without disturbing the fabric of Fairmount Park posed a daunting challenge. OLIN’s solution, the Sculpture Garden, is built directly over a new 440-car underground parking facility, cleverly […]

Logan Circle

Aerial view of a large urban traffic circle park with a central fountain and surrounding green space.

OLIN, in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS), the Pew Charitable Trusts, Center City District and The Fairmount Park Commission, revitalized this historic Philadelphia landmark and restored it to its rightful place among the city’s celebrated open spaces. The subtle alterations to the grading, lawn and seating create a more secure and welcoming environment, […]

Rodin Museum

A wide view of the Rodin Museum building framed by two large, blooming pink magnolia trees in the foreground.

OLIN rejuvenated the garden landscape surrounding the Rodin Museum, home of the largest collection of the Rodin’s works in the world. The landscape enhances the original 1928 plans for the garden by architects Paul Phillipe Cret and Jacques Gréber, restoring components of the original design while creating contemporary spaces for museum visitors and social events. […]

The Barnes Foundation

People sit on long wooden benches next to a narrow reflecting pool with a small waterfall, with the textured stone museum building in the background.

For decades, the iconic art collection assembled by Dr. Albert Barnes was displayed at his summer estate turned museum and arboretum in Merion, Pennsylvania. Now relocated along Philadelphia’s Museum Mile, the priceless collection is accessible to the public as never before. Conceived as a gallery within a garden and a garden within a gallery, the […]

Dilworth Park

A couple walking through tall ornamental grasses in front of a modern glass subway entrance pavilion.

At the foot of City Hall and the hub of Philadelphia’s transit center, Dilworth Park has become an iconic destination in the heart of the city. Prior to renovation, Dilworth Park lacked accessible space and was divided by a series of raised and sunken terraces and blind stairways. OLIN developed a universally accessible common plaza […]

Comcast Center Plaza

Eye-level view of a landscaped walkway with built-in stone benches, lush ornamental grasses, and leafy green trees set against city buildings.

OLIN was the landscape architect for Comcast’s main headquarters in the heart of Philadelphia’s financial district—the tallest skyscraper in the city at the time of its completion. The stateliness and elegance of this impressive, LEED-certified, 56-story office tower are carried through to OLIN’s plaza at the structure’s base. However, the plaza is more than merely […]