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Sojourner Truth State Park Waterfront Improvements for Scenic Hudson

Aerial view of a riverside park featuring a modern pier, a sheltered pavilion, and winding paved trails through lush green meadows and dense forest.

OLIN was commissioned by non-profit Scenic Hudson to develop a design strategy for the transformation of a former industrial and mining site into a new 520-acre park in Kingston and Ulster County, New York, along the Hudson River. The park’s size will enable opportunities for a range of outdoor experiences from intimate hikes and family […]

Sojourner Truth State Park Framework Plan for Scenic Hudson

A circular "Framework Plan" diagram showing three intersecting strategies: Interpretive Strategy (teal), Programmatic Strategy (blue), and Ecological Strategy (green), each with specific focus areas like "Indigenous Landscape" and "Culture & Arts."

OLIN was commissioned by Scenic Hudson to develop a design strategy for the transformation of a former industrial and mining site into a new 520-acre park in Ulster County, New York, along the Hudson River. The site includes 260 acres of woodlands, more than a mile of Hudson Riverfront offering sweeping views, a dramatic cliff […]

Red Hook Housing Restoration

A detailed site plan map showing the master layout of several city blocks, highlighting the organized arrangement of buildings, green courtyards, and pedestrian paths.

OLIN is a core design and planning member of the Red Hook Housing restoration plan led by Kohn Pedersen Fox. During Hurricane Sandy, residents lost heat, power, and in some cases water, with many stranded in their apartments or unable to return for weeks. The storm permanently damaged the majority of the electrical and heating […]

National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden

A wide-angle view of the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden on a sunny day, featuring green lawns, a gravel path, and various sculptures including a stack of blue chairs and a black geometric form.

The National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden is a welcome oasis in the vast scale and bustling environment of the adjacent National Mall. It is a lush retreat created by plantings, pathways, and furnishings designed to highlight some of the finest examples of 20th century sculpture in the nation’s capital. OLIN’s concept for the garden […]

Washington Canal Park

A nighttime scene of an outdoor movie screening in a park. Audience members sit in lawn chairs and a circular metal sculpture facing a large inflatable screen, against a backdrop of lit office buildings.

Washington Canal Park is a model of sustainability, a social gathering place, an economic trigger and one of the first parks certified under the Sustainable Sites Initiative. This three-block-long park is sited along the historic former Washington Canal system, on a three-acre site which had previously served as a parking lot for school buses. Inspired […]

Pier 26 at Hudson River Park

High-angle aerial view of a long, modern recreational pier featuring a blue sports court, walking paths, and a triangular observation deck extending over the water.

Located in the Hudson River Park near the Tribeca neighborhood, Pier 26 reaches out and over the Hudson River with striking views to the Statue of Liberty and One World Trade Center. The 2.5-acre pier is located within the Hudson River Estuary, a highly sensitive and ecologically productive body of water that contains a hybrid […]