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04/17/2026

Thanks to your votes, Origin Park earned 4th place in ’s City Parks in 2026!

OLIN completed the master plan in 2019 for the River Heritage Conservancy, seeking to regenerate and reforest the landscape, which has been dramatically shaped by both human intervention and the forces of nature. We are currently working on rehabilitating and transforming the 400-acre expanse of waterfront lands—for decades occupied with landfills and industrial facilities—to become an exciting new civic asset for Southern Indiana and the Louisville, Kentucky metropolitan area. Origin Park will celebrate the land’s rich ecological and cultural legacy dating back to Indigenous communities established there a millennium ago.

03/03/2026

The Westpark Apartments project is remaking the Philadelphia Housing Authority’s last remaining highrise property into a truly mixed-income, mixed-use neighborhood. Fueled by community pride and dedication, the redevelopment will welcome the return of nearly 140 former Westpark families along with new neighbors at a variety of income levels, including another 190 affordable apartments. The first phase includes 350 units, each offering the same level of quality and amenity regardless of resident income.

An extension of the West Philly street grid into the former superblock connects residents and neighbors through the site to transit and daily destinations. New walkways introduce much needed access and community park spaces provide areas for gathering and play. The sloped landscape will be planted with native perennials and trees to buffer the elevated transit line and provide shade and cooling in summer. 

The earth-moving has begun! Following more than a decade of advocacy by residents and City Council, the PHA in a Public/Private Partnership with LMXD and MSquared broke ground today on what will become a national model for affordable, mixed-use, TOD redevelopment.

The OLIN design team was proud to attend the event joining the throngs of ecstatic participants—neighbors alongside City, State, and Federal officials who have broken barriers to see this project come to fruition.

02/27/2026

OLIN Partner Trevor Lee spent the afternoon with students this week through the ACE Mentor Program of Greater Philadelphia at Carpenters’ Hall as part of the Master Builders Institute in partnership with Girard College.

Thursday, alongside Laura Hansplant of Studio Sustena, Trevor led a hands-on landscape session exploring how water moves through a landscape and how thoughtful design can shape healthier, more resilient environments.

The program connects students with professionals in architecture, construction, engineering, and landscape architecture, pairing lectures with hands-on workshops and case studies, including the remarkable history and renovation of Founders Hall at Girard.

OLIN is grateful to support the next generation of designers and builders. Their work is already so promising!


DesignEducation Mentorship FutureBuilders

12/09/2025

OLIN joins the world in mourning the passing of Frank Gehry. We both honor his legacy and hold gratitude for our decades of collaborations with Frank and his teams—from 1991’s Vila Olimpica in Barcelona to the Los Angeles River Master Plan to the Colburn School in Los Angeles now under construction.

We are thankful for his long standing partnership and for his advocacy of landscapes. We look forward to continuing with his spirit in our hearts as we complete projects on the boards that are a testament to his commitment to design.

📷 Portrait by LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty Images

12/02/2025

Installed in the heart of OLIN’s Philadelphia studio, MeadowScape invites you to step inside the living structure of a meadow—not at ground level but vertically, as a shifting tapestry of color, form, and season. Brainchild of Associate and Living Systems Specialist Judy Venonsky for the upcoming OLIN book published by on physical model making, the creation was a collaboration by Judy, Model Room Manager Finn Graves, Partner Trevor Lee, and artist Miguel Horn.

Based on a real plant community identified through the Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program, the installation translates a Pennsylvania floodplain meadow into 400 hand shaped wooden “plants”—each block representing a species that blooms, grows, fades, and returns. Like an agamograph (a kinetic art form that visually transforms as viewers shift their position) MeadowScape comes alive through motion, revealing new relationships and seasons with every step.

MeadowScape is both science and art. It is a portrait of a meadow condensed into geometry and texture—a reminder that nature is not static but rhythmic, adaptive, and alive. MeadowScape offers a glimpse into the hidden logic of seasonal change. It invites us to imagine healthy meadows thriving once again along Pennsylvania rivers and beyond.

11/25/2025

Groundbreaking! In tandem with the revitalization of downtown Denver, a Studio Gang + OLIN collaboration is reimagining the Civic Center Park to expand its everyday use and support the City’s flourishing cultural life. The new design for the 12-acre park resolves challenges of accessibility, sightlines, outdated technology, and scale, opening up new ways to enjoy the park for events, performances, and daily use. The recent groundbreaking ceremony officially launches the first phase of construction that will revitalize more than 5 acres of the park.

11/21/2025

Last night, OLIN founder Laurie Olin received the prestigious Gold Medal of the New York Botanical Garden for his unparalleled dedication to the institution through design and planning contributions since 2005. His exceptional work there includes the 2008 NYBG Garden Master Plan and the Historic Tulip Poplar Allee Renovation as well as topical lectures from his 1987 presentation “Current Trends in Landscape Architecture” to this week’s screening of “Sitting Still,” the documentary featuring Laurie’s life and practice.

The New York Botanical Garden offered the award to Laurie, stating “Your visionary work as a landscape architect has profoundly shaped public spaces and left a lasting impact on the field—and on our own Garden. Through your leadership, you have championed the integration of beauty, ecology, and civic life, embodying the very ideals the Gold Medal was created to celebrate.”

Current OLIN Partners who have extended Laurie’s legacy at NYBG and beyond, Sue Weiler, Richard Roark, and Marni Burns, joined this year’s celebration at the Hearst Tower in NYC, where their continued leadership on the 2024 NYBG Comprehensive Master Plan was also applauded and given credit for fostering advancement of the NYBG Branching Out Strategic Plan.

Click the link in our bio for more about NYBG’s Gold Medal Recipients, then click through NYBG’s website to learn more about the institution’s tremendous resources. Please consider NYBG in your plans for Giving Tuesday to help realize their goals around horticulture, science, and education!

11/17/2025

OLIN’s own Judy Venonsky is currently featured in ASLA’s Women in Landscape Architecture Professional Practice Network (WILA PPN) newsletter. In her profile, she shares what inspired her to pursue landscape architecture, her role models, and advice for other women in the industry.

“If you want to be a leader, follow your strengths and your passions. Look to role models, but follow your own path. Stay curious. Mentor others, as it helps to clarify your own vision,” she said.

Since joining OLIN in 2007, Judy has worked on numerous key projects that deal with the intersection of built landscape and complex living systems, including Mill River Park and Greenway in Connecticut, Pier 26 in Manhattan, and the planting design of over 175 acres of native species for Apple Park, the tech giant’s new corporate headquarters in California.

As an Associate and Living Systems Specialist, she spearheads EcoLab, a living systems design research and practice team that is part of OLIN LABS, working collaboratively with academics and industry professionals to marry design excellence with ecology.

See the link in our bio to read her full profile.

11/14/2025

We’re working with the City of Glendale to update their Open Space, Conservation Element & Recreation Element (OSCR), a key part of the City’s General Plan.

We welcome community members to participate in these meetings, which will introduce the project and feature interactive boards, fun activities for kids, and opportunities to share feedback on how Glendale’s parks, open spaces, and recreation programs can grow and improve for everyone. This project is funded by .

Interpretation will be available in Spanish and Armenian. Other ADA accommodations and translations available by calling 818-548-2000 at least 72 hours in advance.

📍In-Person Meeting: November 20 | Pacific Community Center & Park | 6–8 PM

💻 Virtual Meeting: December 1 | Zoom link: bit.ly/OSCRmtg | 6–8 PM

📝 See the link in our bio to share your thoughts in Glendale OSCR’s Fall 2025 Survey.

10/31/2025

OLIN will be at the 2025 U.S. Green Building Council Greenbuild International Conference & Expo – and we hope to see you there!

COO and Partner Tiffany Beamer will co-present a case study of Google’s Bay View Campus, focusing on the regeneration of natural systems and life-enhancing benefits of high performance design.

She will be joined by fellow project team members Drew Wenzel (Google), Stuart Macalister (Heatherwick Studio), and Andrea Cooper (ILFI) to discuss how regenerative design shaped their process and continues to evolve through ongoing operations. Now open more than three years, they’ll share lessons learned and how these strategies can be applied to future projects.

🎙️ “Regenerative Design at Google Bay View, From Concept to Practice”
📆 Wednesday, November 5 at 11:45am
📍 Panel Location: 404AB

10/30/2025