OLIN creates distinguished landscapes and urban designs worldwide. Our work is predicated upon social engagement, craft, detail, materiality and timelessness. Our appreciation of the urban environment is paramount. We love cities. We celebrate their complexities, contradictions and constraints. We believe in their continued evolution and enjoy collaboratively shaping the way they look and function.

op.AL is a Architecture firm and Design practice located in New York City, formed by, Jonathan A. Scelsa + Jennifer Birkeland.

Creating unique and unforgettable sensory experiences that promote healthy living is core to OJB’s design ethos. The firm’s early work was rooted in healthcare, where Jim tapped his personal and professional experience to design supportive, healthy, and restorative environments. This careful analysis of landscape’s interaction with the senses became a driving force in OJB’s designs and has been translated into the firm’s work across all verticals – academic, civic, cultural, office, hospitality, mixed-use, and retail.

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