Comcast Center in Philadelphia has won a 2009 Urban Land Institute Award of Excellence. The award recognizes the full development process of a project - design, construction, economic viability, marketing and management. Comcast Center’s stateliness and elegance are carried through to OLIN’s plaza at its base. However, the plaza, designed by CEO/Partner Lucinda Sanders, is more than merely a suitable platform for the LEED-certified building. It is a vibrant, well-used, civic space, wholly connected to the city. It serves as a new destination for residents and workers, and as a principal entry to the regional rail lines, markets and food court located beneath the site. The transit-oriented development replaces a long vacant parcel in the center of Philadelphia’s downtown district.

“A beautiful tapestry of color and texture. The trick was to make it about the view. It’s visually exciting with a subtle richness.”  2009 Professional Awards Jury

OLIN’s design for a corporate headquarters in San Francisco, led by CEO/Partner Lucinda Sanders, has received a 2009 Honor Award from the American Society of Landscape Architects. Modern, fresh and clean, the gardens are inspired by the abstract works of the De Stijl movement. The design incorporates fine materiality into bold, modern gestures that reflect the corporation’s identity as well as its key location on the thriving waterfront of San Francisco. Over a former industrial site, the gardens create new social space and assist in managing stormwater and mitigating the urban heat island effect. For more information visit
www.asla.org/2009awards