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OJB Studios, a Populous company, blends landscape architecture and urban planning to shape immersive environments that unite nature and human experience.

11/03/2026

At OJB, repositioning existing landscapes begins with understanding what makes a place significant and how thoughtful design can strengthen its relevance for future generations.

At the Alamo in San Antonio, OJB is reimagining the public realm surrounding one of the nation’s most significant historic landmarks, balancing preservation with improvements that enhance accessibility, connection, and the visitor experience.

At 101 California Street in San Francisco, OJB revitalized the landmark 1982 plaza, honoring its original geometries while introducing new greenery to mitigate urban heat and create a more comfortable, welcoming environment for everyday use.

Two distinct places, one shared approach: preserving architectural and cultural identity while thoughtfully adapting spaces to serve the communities around them.

Because meaningful transformation isn’t always about creating something new. Sometimes, it’s about recognizing the potential of what is already there.

Project Teams
The Alamo | San Antonio The Alamo  Landscape Architecture: OJB OJB Studios, a Populous Company  Architecture: Gensler gensler_design

101 California Street | San Francisco Landscape Architecture: OJB OJB Studios, a Populous Company  Original Plaza Design: Philip Johnson and Bill Callaway Architecture: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Bohlin Cywinski Jackson  Interior Architecture: Eckersley O’Callaghan – Facade Eckersley O'Callaghan

10/26/2026

A new perspective on 222 North City in San Marcos, California.

At the heart of North City’s emerging walkable urban center, 222 North City brings together architecture, landscape, and community through a connected network of pedestrian corridors, activated plazas, and shaded gathering spaces.

Designed by Safdie Rabines Architects, with landscape architecture by OJB, the project extends the residential experience beyond the buildings through lushly planted amenity decks, trellised gardens, and inviting outdoor spaces.

Native and climate-adapted planting, integrated stormwater strategies, and thoughtfully designed public spaces support a more resilient, walkable environment while creating opportunities for connection throughout the day.

New photography by Mike Kelley captures the relationship between the architecture and the landscape, and the role of the public realm in shaping this growing community.

Project Team
Client: 222northcity  Developer: Sea Breeze Properties  Architecture: Safdie Rabines Architects Safdie Architects  Landscape Architecture: OJB, a Populous Company OJB Studios, a Populous Company  General Contractor: Turner Construction Company Turner  Civil Engineering: Stevens Cresto Engineers Structural Engineering: KPFF Consulting Engineers KPFF Consulting Engineers  Mechanical / Plumbing: McParlane & Associates, Inc. Electrical: HMT Electric Inc. Code Consulting: Code Consultants, Inc. Acoustics: Veneklasen Associates, Inc. Furniture: Hyphn Lighting Design: Theia Lighting Design Theia Lighting Design  Photography: Mike Kelley Mike Kelley

10/20/2026

Open space can be essential urban infrastructure.

Thoughtful landscape design creates the framework for everyday life, shaping how people move, gather, connect, play, and pause. More than the space between buildings, open space can manage water, provide shade, support habitat, improve resilience, and strengthen connections to nature.

The most successful spaces become more than destinations. They are a part of a community’s daily rhythm, giving people the freedom to use them in ways that are both planned and entirely their own.

The value of open space is measured not only by how it looks, but by how completely it becomes part of everyday life.

10/06/2026

Landscape Architecture Magazine takes a closer look at Downtown Cary Park in its September issue, exploring how the park has become both a beloved public destination and an ongoing experiment in biodiversity, stewardship, and urban ecology.

Designed by OJB, the park transforms the site’s existing topography into a landscape where water, habitat, recreation, and public life work together. Its stormwater system manages runoff from 18 acres, while an exceptionally diverse planting strategy continues to evolve as the park’s horticulture team studies how species perform, adapt, and support wildlife over time.

Since opening in 2023, Downtown Cary Park has also helped demonstrate what investment in landscape can mean for a growing community, with the article reporting a 156 percent increase in visitors to downtown Cary over the three years the park has been open.

We’re honored to see the evolving life of the park featured in Landscape Architecture Magazine and to see how thoughtful design and long term stewardship can continue working together long after opening day.

Publication: Landscape Architecture Magazine
Foreground / Parks by Timothy Schuler

Project Team
Park: Downtown Cary Park Downtown Cary Park
Landscape Architecture: OJB Studios, a Populous Company
Architecture: Machado Silvetti Machado Silvetti

09/22/2026

We’re honored to see Anderson Towers recognized in both the Urban Design and General Design categories of Fast Company 2026 Innovation by Design Awards.

The project reimagines two aging Los Angeles office towers and their five-acre site as a vibrant urban destination, creating a true workplace in a garden. As cities consider the future of aging buildings and underutilized public spaces, Anderson Towers demonstrates the potential of thoughtful design to transform existing environments into places that better serve people, communities, and the future.

Congratulations to the entire project team and this year’s Innovation by Design honorees.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT / OJB
ARCHITECTS / Montalba Architects MONTALBA ARCHITECTS
CIVIL / KPFF KPFF Consulting Engineers
STRUCTURAL / Englekirk Englekirk Structural Engineers
MEP / WM Group West
LIGHTING / Sean O’Connor Lighting Sean O'Connor Lighting
IRRIGATION / Sweeney & Associates
PHOTOGRAPHER / Marion Brenner Marion Brenner

09/22/2026

Landscape architecture is no longer the layer that comes last. It is increasingly becoming the framework from which we design.

Architizer latest feature, “Beyond the Object: How Landscape Architecture Became the Framework for Contemporary Practice”, explores how climate, ecology, water, community, and public life are reshaping the role of landscape architecture within contemporary design.

OJB’s Downtown Cary Park is highlighted as an example of this shift: a landscape that functions simultaneously as civic infrastructure, ecological system, and public destination.

We’re proud to see this work recognized among the broader conversation about where design is headed, and the increasingly essential role landscape plays in shaping it.

Read the full article on Architizer website.
Written by Author, Eirini Makarouni
Landscape Architecture by OJB Studios, a Populous Company
Photographer Tzu Chen Photography
Architecture by Machado Silvetti
Project Downtown Cary Park

09/16/2026

Meet OJB at ASLA 2026.

OJB is proud to be part of this year’s conference in Los Angeles, with our team contributing to conversations around collaboration, fabrication, adaptive reuse, ecology, and the future of landscape architecture.

Design Without Boundaries: Bringing Together Landscape, Architecture and Fabrication
Wednesday, September 16 | 8:30–9:45 AM PT
Nathan S. Elliott, ASLA, Managing Principal, OJB
Benjamin Corotis, Affil. ASLA, ADBC Architecture
Ross Gredys, Rebellion Fabrication

Lights, Camera, Green: Recasting the Studio Lot for Ecological and Social Health
Friday, September 18 | 12:00–5:00 PM PT
Dillon Diers, ASLA, Partner, OJB — Field Session Leader
Aaron Kelley, ASLA, LEED AP, Field Operations — Field Session Leader
Eric McWiliam, ASLA, Director, OJB
Charlie Cattlett, ASLA, Associate Design Director, OJB
Sarah Weidner Astheimer, ASLA, PLA, Field Operations

Two sessions, five OJB perspectives, and a shared focus on how landscape architecture can shape the way we design, build, and experience place. American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) OJB Studios, a Populous Company

09/15/2026

“Diers’ elevation to ASLA’s 2026 Council of Fellows is one of the highest of the profession’s honors, recognizing individuals whose works, leadership and service have made a lasting impact over time.” - American Society of Landscape Architects American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)

The elevation to the Council of Fellows of the American Society of Landscape Architects is given in recognition of a body of compelling work and the impact on the profession. We celebrate Dillon Diers on this well-deserved honor as he joins 35 members of the distinguished 2026 Class. His beautifully composed work is changing the way we look at workplaces, campuses and public open space, especially in constrained urban settings. Congratulations, Dillon!

Diers is exceptional at uniting design artistry with ecological performance. Across projects in California and the Southwest, he has advanced climate-responsive strategies that address drought, heat, and environmental change through inventive planting design, material reuse, and water-conscious systems. His landscapes are both highly functional and visually compelling, demonstrating how sustainability and beauty can work together to shape meaningful places.

Read more on OJB Studios, a Populous Company website, as well as the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) website for the ASLA 2026 Fellows profile write-up on Dillion.

09/15/2026

Metropolis is one of those rare publications that talks about the way communities grow and thrive, rather than just spotlighting projects and products. Timothy Schuler visited Downtown Cary Park with OJB and Machado Silvetti to learn how the planning process helped create a new center for community with a strengthened downtown. It is no surprise that the park has downtown in its name.

Across the country, we’ve been privileged to work together to plan, program, and design high-performance civic spaces that are engines of economic and social cohesion. Investing and planning for open space as this kind of catalyst is at the heart of what we love to do.

Check out his story on our website, and if you are near the Research Triangle area in North Carolina, stop by the park to see joyful community in action for yourself.

Story by Timothy Schuler, Metropolis Timothy A Schuler METROPOLIS Magazine

OJB Studios, a Populous Company Machado Silvetti Downtown Cary Park
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09/09/2026

For nearly four decades, OJB has championed the belief that nature is an essential part of healing. Today, we are proud to bring that philosophy to this new locus for clinical care in Austin, Texas, where the landscape is conceived as an integral component of patient care, well-being, and human flourishing.

Evidence continues to show that access to nature, daylight, and restorative outdoor environments can improve healthcare outcomes for patients, families, and caregivers.

We are excited to partner with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) and Shepley Bulfinch at the Dell Medical Center at the University of Texas at Austin, helping shape a healthcare campus where healing extends beyond the building walls.
Read more about these ideas and stay tuned for updates at our link in bio.

Client: UT Dell Medical Center, UT Dell Campus for Advanced Research at The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School The University of Texas at Austin  Architecture and Design by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) with Shepley Bulfinch Skidmore, Owings & Merrill  Rendering by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) Landscape Architecture OJB Studios, a Populous Company

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