OSD Office of Strategy + Design

04/01/2026

Landscape. Architecture.

04/01/2026

Landscape. Architecture.

01/18/2026

We are thrilled about this one: has named Detroit as City the Year for 2026.⁠
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Detroit has been at the core of our office's work since our inception—serving as a source of inspiration and a site for creative exploration—and, with multiple projects completed or underway in , we have had the rare privilege of witnessing firsthand the transformative power of design in the city. ⁠
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Many thanks to and for the opportunity to be a part of the rich ecosystem of new projects across Little Village in Detroit. These projects are deeply collaborative, culturally sensitive, and embody the spirit of our office: through grit and creativity we endeavor to enrich the lives of people and health of the land through contextual design. As notes, there is "a sense of optimism here that's hard to find anywhere else in the US."⁠
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"There’s a misconception that the grassroots, DIY approach left the city," says Anthony Curis, co-founder of , the gallery and cultural platform that’s spearheading the Stanton Yards project. "It’s very much alive but has shifted, almost exclusively, to the neighbourhoods."⁠
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We're honored to work alongside fresh thinkers and talented souls that have added to the Detroit landscape, not least: .us .structural ⁠
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10/02/2025

is OSD’s second project to receive a ‘Jury Winner’ award for this year’s Vision Awards, which recognize radical ideas shaping the future of the built environment. 🙌
Embodying OSD’s outside>in ethos, the Stanton Yards waterfront plan received the award in the Vision for Landscape category. The 13 acre project transforms a post-industrial waterfront into a new series of ‘Yards’ for public waterfront access that features social, ecological and cultural infrastructure. Designed in collaboration with our friends at who are re-purposing several existing structure, and with our clients and the project is due for construction in the coming months.

🔗 Link in bio to learn more about the Architizer award

📷 and OSD

OSD team: Ethan McKnight, , , Wentao Zhong, ,

07/26/2025

07/26/2025

BENTONVILLE -- A waterfall drifts along a river lined with sandstone. Over 200 feet of rushing waters lead down to a shaded grotto. Visitors find themselves atop a bluff in the midst of a garden full of Arkansas' native plants, just a few feet from a scenic outlook.

07/26/2025

Alice L. Walton School of Medicine in Bentonville recently welcomed its inaugural class of students to a new 154,000-

04/17/2025

Little Village is on ‘s list of the World’s Greatest Places of 2025! ⁠

This means that not one, but two of our projects— and —are recognized as part of this annual list of the World’s Greatest Places, which highlights 100 extraordinary destinations to visit and stay. ⁠

⁠Check out images of The Shepherd, a publicly accessible park for arts, events, and play. This project brought together many amazing creative minds, and we were honored to collaborate with , , .us, , and many others. Major congrats to our incredible clients and who are investing in powerful community and cultural spaces that are transforming this Detroit neighborhood.

To compile this list, TIME solicited nominations of places—including hotels, cruises, restaurants, attractions, museums, parks, and more—from its international network of correspondents and contributors, as well as via an application process, with an eye toward those offering new and exciting experiences.⁠

OSD Team: , Ethan McKnight, , Ezra Royce, , , ,

04/08/2025

Little Village is on ‘s list of the World’s Greatest Places of 2025! ⁠

This means that not one, but two of our projects— and —are recognized as part of this annual list of the World’s Greatest Places, which highlights 100 extraordinary destinations to visit and stay. ⁠

Check out images of the Stanton Yards master plan, a derelict marina that is being reimagined as an arts and waterfront community space, in collaboration with . Major congrats to our incredible clients and who are investing in powerful community and cultural spaces that are transforming this Detroit neighborhood.
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To compile this list, TIME solicited nominations of places—including hotels, cruises, restaurants, attractions, museums, parks, and more—from its international network of correspondents and contributors, as well as via an application process, with an eye toward those offering new and exciting experiences.⁠

OSD Team: , Ethan McKnight, , Ezra Royce, , , ,

02/06/2025

We are incredibly proud to share that The Shepherd has received this year's Award of Excellence from , "exemplifying superior social equity"! ⁠
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In addition, The Shepherd won a second award - an Honor Award for General Design. 🏆✨⁠

Congratulations to all this year's winner's, and thank you to our clients , and . And to our collaborators , and . ⁠

OSD team: , Scott Kelly, ,, , , , Christopher Gates,

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02/03/2025

How can design make us question fundamental assumptions about society?

“A New World Image” is a traveling exhibition about the UN’s Human Rights treatise, exploring its origins and questioning whether Human Rights are a universal moral code, or something that may vanish with inequality and social upheaval.

Over 100 historic documents are sealed under impact-resistant glass, inviting visitors to discover up close the UN treatise, while evoking the fragility of the concept of Human Rights. ⁠
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Beyond the archive, a landscape of towering columns invites visitors to navigate the ongoing debate: Are Human Rights a universal truth, or a contested ideal?⁠
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Designed to travel the globe, the exhibition is entirely modular—easy to assemble and disassemble. First exhibited in Copenhagen, the exhibition has traveled to New York, Ireland, Denmark, and Australia, challenging how we see the past and the future of Human Rights.⁠
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The project was designed in collaboration with university ISHR; curators Eva Prag and Katrine Bregengaard; graphic designers , Tim Gambell; the Danish Institute for Human Rights; the Danish Royal Library⁠