Laurie Olin

Laurie Olin (b. 1938 in Marshfield, Wisconsin) is an American landscape architect. He has worked on everything from private residences to large public parks. Olin grew up in Alaska, and earned his degree in Architecture from the University of Washington, in Seattle. After graduating he worked for offices in Seattle, New York City, and London. In 1976 he became a Professor for the University of Pennsylvania, where he offered courses on the design of environments. Ten years later he was head chair of the landscape architecture program at Harvard University. After serving as chair at Harvard, Olin returned to Penn where he continues to be Practice Professor of Landscape Architecture.

In the 1970s Olin, in conjunction with other colleagues, created numerous award winning designs, such as the ARCO headquarters.

Olin is a John Simon Guggenheim Fellow, an American Academy of Rome Fellow, an honorary member of the American Institute of Architects, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the 1999 Wyck-Strickland Award recipient, and a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects. Olin won the Rome Prize in Landscape Architecture in 1972, was the recipient of the 1998 Award in Architecture from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and was recently inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Olin has written widely on the history and theory of architecture and landscape, receiving the Bradford Williams medal for best writing on Landscape Architecture. Olin co-authored "La Foce: A Garden and Landscape in Tuscany", which includes a historical essay, along with photographs, sketches, and a critical analysis of the early 20th century garden in Italy. "Across the Open Field" (1999), is both a memoir and series of essays on the evolution of the English landscape. He is also the author of "Transforming the Commonplace" (1996) and "Vizcaya: An American Villa and Its Makers" (2006, with Witold Rybczynski), on James Deering's mansion in Coconut Grove, Florida.

Designs

* [http://www.olinptr.com/project_past_museum1.html J. Paul Getty Center]
* [http://www.olinptr.com/project_past_parks1.html Bryant Park]
* [http://www.olinptr.com/project_past_parks2.html Wagner Park]
* [http://www.olinptr.com/project_past_parks3.html Pershing Square]
* [http://www.olinptr.com/project_past_corp3.html ARCO corporate headquarters]
* [http://www.olinptr.com/project_past_urban2.html Bishopsgate]
* [http://www.olinptr.com/project_past_parks5.html Hudson Yards]
* [http://www.olinptr.com/project_past_urban3.html Battery Park City]
* [http://www.olinptr.com/project_past_private2.html Private Plantation]
* [http://www.olinptr.com/project_current_parks1.html Washington Monument]
* [http://www.olinptr.com/project_current_institut1.html University of Pennsylvania]
* [http://www.olinptr.com/project_current_parks3.html Columbus Circle]
* [http://www.olinptr.com/project_current_parks5.html Mill River]
* [http://www.olinptr.com/project_current_parks7.html Fountain Square]
* [http://www.olinptr.com/project_competitions6.html The High Line]
* [http://www.olinptr.com/project_competitions9.html Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe]

Awards

*American Society of Landscape Architects Merit Award 1984, Arco research center
*Progressive Architecture Magazine Design Award 1985, Battery Park City
*Urban Landscape Institute Award for Excellence for Public Projects 1996, Bryant Park
*American Society of Landscape Architects design of Honor 2003, J. Paul Getty Center
*Mid-Atlantic Construction magazine, Park/Landscape Award of Merit 2005, Washington Monument
*American Society of Landscape Architects Award of Excellence 2005, The Heart of the Park at Hermann Park
*American Institute of Architects Honor Award for Regional and Urban Design 2006, University of British Columbia
*Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Urban Design Award 2006, University of British Columbia
*American Society of Landscape Architects Landscape Architecture Firm Award 2006
*American Society of Landscape ArchitectsGeneral Design Award of Honor 2006, Columbus Circle
*American Institute of Architects Honor Award for Regional and Urban Design 2006, University of British Columbia

References

*Dowdell, Jennifer. "Washington Monument, Security Built In: An Underground Center Nixed as Construction begins on Olin Partnership's Design." Landscape Architecture. 2004.
*Dvorak, Petula. "Washington Monument Subtly Fortified." Washington Post. 2005.
*Goodridge, Elisabeth. "Landscape Redesigned at Washington Monument." Desert News 02 Apr 2006 A.02. .
*Smith, Sandy. "Laurie Olin: Q and A". The Penn Current. December 13, 2001.
*"Concept" Battery Park City Authority. http://www.batteryparkcity.org/ viewed October 29, 2006.
*"Getty Center" Getty Center Trust. 2003. http://www.getty.edu/ viewed October 31, 2006.
*Olin Partnership Online. http://www.olinptr.com/. viewed October 28, 2006.
*The Cultural Landscape Foundation Online. http://www.tclf.org/. viewed November 1, 2006.

External links

* [http://www.olinptr.com/index.html Olin Partnership]