Laurie Olin Selected as the 2024 Paul Philippe Cret Award Recipient

Congratulations to Laurie Olin on being selected as the 2024 Paul Philippe Cret Award Recipient.

The Paul Philippe Cret Award recognizes individuals or organizations who are not traditional architects but who have made an outstanding and lasting contribution to the design of buildings, structures, landscapes, and the public realm of Greater Philadelphia.

LAURIE OLIN, FASLA, PARTNER, OLIN 

Laurie is a distinguished teacher, author, and one of the most renowned landscape architects practicing today. From vision to realization, he has guided many of OLIN’s signature projects, including the Washington Monument Grounds in Washington, DC to Bryant Park in New York City and the Getty Center in Los Angeles. His recent projects include the award-winning Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Apple Park in Cupertino.  

Laurie studied civil engineering at the University of Alaska and architecture at the University of Washington. He is currently Emeritus Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania and former chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture at Harvard University. Laurie is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Vincent Scully Prize from the National Building Museum and recipient of the 2012 National Medal of Arts. 

Join us in celebrating the Paul Philippe Cret Award Recipient, Laurie Olin at this year's Design Awards Celebration happening on Thursday, November 21 at 2300 Arena. Learn more...