Project Type: Educational

Alain Locke Schoolyard

A direct top-down aerial view of the recreational complex, showing the symmetrical layout of the blue track, green field, basketball court, and yellow playground situated between a school building and a residential row.

OLIN worked with the Trust for Public Land (TPL) and the School District of Philadelphia to redesign and stimulate the schoolyard of the Alain Locke School in West Philadelphia. The project served as an opportunity not only to enhance play, but also to convert an asphalt lot into green infrastructure, extend learning outdoors, and provide […]

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ray and Maria Stata Center

An elevated view of a modern urban campus featuring the Stata Center, a small playground, and a stone-lined swale.

The Ray and Maria Stata Center, home to MIT’s Computer Information and Intelligence Science communities, was the first project realized as part of OLIN’s framework plan for the campus. The site design draws from local landscape character. The concept of a stylized New England glaciated landscape is articulated through drumlins, boulders, and plantings that are […]

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 […]

University of Washington Tacoma 2025 Campus Master Plan

An elevated rendering of a bustling campus plaza filled with students. Modern brick buildings with large windows frame a view of the Tacoma Dome and a snow-capped Mount Rainier in the distance, with a large purple "W" statue in the foreground.

As Consulting Landscape Architects and Planners to BIG Architects, OLIN’s work furthered the University of Washington Tacoma’s mission to cultivate an inclusive, connected academic environment within a complex urban fabric. The proposal and its surrounding landscape integrate the site’s dramatic topography, mobility networks, and regional ecology to create a cohesive campus identity that honors its […]

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 […]

University of Washington North Campus Housing

A view from an outdoor concrete staircase looking toward a lush, rock-lined garden bed with ferns, with modern wood-and-metal residential buildings in the background.

The northeast precinct of the University of Washington is a distinct campus landscape, possessing a natural character that rivals the built context that typically defines the environment of an academic campus. The precinct is distinguished by its associations with the iconic landscapes of the Pacific Northwest, defined by its forest-like canopy of trees and iconic […]