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Laurie D. Olin, FASLA
The
ASLA Design Medal is awarded to an individual landscape
architect who has produced a body of exceptional design work at
a sustained level for a period of at least ten years.
A founder and principal of Olin
Partnership, Ltd. in Philadelphia, Laurie D. Olin,
FASLA, has created landscapes that succeed both as social spaces
and environmental systems. His projects span the globe, from Bryant
Park and Battery Park City in New York, to the J. Paul Getty Center
in Los Angeles, to new squares in London and commercial development
in Barcelona. His work on national monuments, including Independence
Historical Park in Philadelphia and the Washington Monument in Washington,
D.C., provide elegant proof that security design and good
design are not mutually exclusive. Mr. Olin’s work demonstrates
that design that provides functional accommodation, symbolic meaning,
and esthetic richness can make timeless human environments.
Read the nomination letter from Frederick
R. Steiner, FASLA, and support letters from Niall
G. Kirkwood, ASLA, Gary
A. Hack, Gary
R. Hilderbrand, FASLA, Alistair
T. McIntosh, ASLA, and Paul
M. Rookwood, ASLA.
16th Street Transitway/Mall
Denver, CO
Photo: Marek Zamdmer
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The J. Paul Getty Center
Los Angeles, CA
Photo: Tim Rue
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The National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C.
Photo: Olin Partnership
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MIT Stata Center
Cambridge, MA
Photo: Olin Partnership
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American Academy in Rome
Rome, Italy
Photo: Olin Partnership
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Washington Monument
Washington, D.C.
Photo: Olin Partnership
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Bryant Park
New York, NY
Photo: James B. Abbott
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The Wexner Center for the Visual Arts
Columbus, OH
Photo: Olin Partnership
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