Visibility: 50 - Democracy and Justice

Freedom Monument Sculpture Park

A collection of tall, stylized clay or stone sculptures of human figures with beaded necklaces standing in a sunny, wooded park.

The Freedom Monument Sculpture Park is a profound and moving experience realized by the creative design vision of Bryan Stevenson and the organization he founded, the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI). OLIN served as EJI’s Landscape Architect to help realize this soulful truth-telling of Black enslavement in the American South. The project begins with a ferry […]

Independence National Historical Park

A birdseye view of Independence Mall showing the historic hall, the long green park, and the surrounding city skyline under a blue sky.

OLIN led a multi-disciplinary design team to develop a master plan, design guidelines and detailed site plans for this World Heritage site. The design integrates the contemporary and historic context of Philadelphia into a successful ensemble of vehicular and pedestrian traffic patterns, open spaces and buildings—including the National Constitution Center Visitor Center and pavilion for […]

The Octavius V. Catto Memorial: A Quest for Parity

low-angle, close-up shot of the bronze statue of Octavius Catto, looking upward against the backdrop of Philadelphia’s City Hall.

The Octavius V. Catto memorial celebrates the 19th century civil rights activist, educator, and scholar who dedicated his life to the abolition of slavery and the establishment of equal rights for all, regardless of race. The memorial is situated adjacent to Philadelphia’s historic City Hall and is the first sculpture of an African American to […]