Category: In The News

The RiverFront featured in Dezeen

Kaleidoscope Park Opens in Frisco, TX

Recent Promotions

Jim Burnett commits OJB to Zero-Emission Profession by 2040

Fast Company Recognizes The RiverFront as Best Urban Design Project for 2024

The RiverFront Takes Top Prize in ULI Americas Awards of Excellence

Tara Green Shares the Omaha Story at Greater and Greener in Seattle

Cody Klein Elevated to ASLA Council of Fellows

“Free for All” Published in Landscape Architecture Magazine

The RiverFront Honored with Congress for the New Urbanism Merit Award

Freedom Plaza Unveiling Featured in Multiple Media Outlets

Downtown Cary Park Featured in The Architect’s Newspaper

Kansas City Deck Park Taking Shape

The Riverfront Honored with 2023 Metropolis Planet Positive Award

OJB’s Expert Panel: Continuing Care

OJB on the Road in October 2023

Gene Leahy Mall Honored with 2023 ASLA National Honor Award for Design

The Architect’s Newspaper Highlights Edward Durell Stone Building

New York Times Features Ford Motor Company

Sunnylands Center and Gardens Showcased in Villegiardini

UC San Diego Learning Neighborhood Announced as one of AIA’s Top Ten COTE Winners for 2023

OJB’s Klyde Warren Park named Semi-Finalist by Dallas Architecture Forum

OJB Congratulates Cody Klein for Early Career Achievement Award

Urban Park Will Bring Green to Kansas City’s South Loop Highway

Camden Park in Houston’s Westchase District Breaks Ground

Telling the Story of Gene Leahy Mall

OJB Recognized with 2022 Practice Award from The Architect’s Newspaper

Gene Leahy Mall Opens in Omaha!

Kyle Fiddelke is Elevated to FASLA

Omaha Gets Ready to Celebrate

The Grand LA Opens in Los Angeles

UCSD Densified to Protect Its Landscape

OJB to Redesign Linn Park in Birmingham

OJB Confirms Social Justice Commitment with Just 2.0 Label

Original OJB Research Highlighted by The Landscape Architecture Foundation

Downtown Oklahoma City Transformation Recognized with CNU Charter Award

Landscape Architecture Magazine Features Las Vegas Civic Center Win

The Brisbane Baylands Wins The 2021 An Best Of Design In Landscape (Unbuilt) Award

The Arjay Miller Arboretum at Ford World Headquarters Wins the 2021 AN Best of Design in Landscape Award

Woodchase Park is Dedicated

Jim Burnett Presents at Modernism Week 2022

New York Botanical Garden Welcomes Jim Burnett to Winter Lecture Series

Omaha RiverFront Project Achieves Platinum Certification

A Conversation with James Burnett + Mark Lamster

The Garden Conservancy Hosts a Virtual Talk with Jim Burnett

Envisioning Landscapes: The Transformative Environments of OJB

Summer 2021 Promotions

A Peek at the New Field Street Tower

City of Las Vegas: Downtown Civic Center Building + Plaza

New Mixed-Use Community Planned for Toronto’s East Harbour

Downtown Cary Park Breaks Ground

Falls Park is Getting a Makeover

Redeveloping Lone Star Brewery Into a Mixed-Use Destination

Vision Unveiled For El Paso’s Downtown Deck Plaza

Winter 2020 Promotions

Town of Cary Release Plans For New Downtown Park

New Parks Coming to Houston’s Westchase District

Houston’s Autry Park

Cooper Hewitt Awards OJB Landscape Architecture National Design Award

CityPlace at Springwoods Village Featured in Architectural Record

LAF Research Grant Awarded to OJB and Braun Intertec

OJB Receives the Midway James A. Moran Legacy Award

Aggie Park Project to Commence in Spring

Montrose Collective is Coming Soon With Shops. Restaurants, New Library

The South Station Air Rights Project Moves Forward

Announcing Our New Promotions

American Airlines New Campus Featured in DFW Real Estate Review

Boston’s 15 Necco Street Kicks Off Design Review

Groundbreaking For Austin’s New Sports and Entertainment Arena

Jim Burnett Featured Presenter at CTBUH Conference

Klyde Warren Park Phase 2-Expansion

CalTech Bechtel Residence Is An ENR Best Project Winner

OJB to Lead Klyde Warren Park Tour For TCLF Conference

Design Team Reveals Plan and Renderings of Detroit’s Greektown

2019 Promotions

Houston’s East River Development to Break Ground By Year End

Houston Opens New World Class BMX Bike Park

Plans Unveiled For Toronto’s Largest Mixed-Use Development

Jim Burnett Speaks at Bisnow Future of LA Event

OJB Landscape Architecture is Celebrating Its 30th Anniversary

Designs Unveiled For Houston’s Regent Square

Designs Revealed For the Mulva Cultural Center

Project Designer Kevin Pfeiffer Hosts Lumion Workshop at Labash 2019

Pittsburgh International Airport Reimagined as Natural Oasis

New Terminal For Pittsburgh International Airport

Town Leaders Approve OJB’s Master Plan For Cary Downtown Park

City of Seattle Selects Design Team For I-5 LID

Groundbreaking at Gene Leahy Mall

New York Times Photographers Visit Klyde Warren Park

Senior Associate Allison Harvey Speaks At New Jersey ASLA

Dallas Fort Worth Real Estate Review Features The Union

Jim Burnett Talks Deck Parks with Talk Radio UK

Office Design Trends are Moving Outdoors

OJB to Work on Houston Convention Center Expansion

Fox News Talks With Jim Burnett About Klyde Warren Park’s Domino Effect

The Times Looks At The Future Of Deck Parks In American Cities

The Wall Street Journal Interviews Jim Burnett On The Rising Interest of Deck Parks

The Changing Retail Landscape At Westfield Century City

Public Meeting For Town Of Cary’s Downtown Park

Metropolis – Downtown L.A.’s Game-Changing Mixed Use Development

OJB’s New Activation Division Brings Spaces To Life

Landscape Architecture Magazine Highlights OJB’s Rebranding

Levy Park Named A Winner Of The 2018 ULI Urban Open Space Award

Metropolis Tower II Opens In Los Angeles

Houston’s Levy Park Named A Finalist For the ULI 2018 Urban Open Space Award

OJB Selected For Masterplan of Downtown Cary Park

Construction Begins at UC San Diego North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood

OJB Unveils First Glimpse of 200-Acre Missouri Riverfront Master Plan

Jim Burnett Juries CTBUH Awards

Jereck Boss Elevated to ASLA’s Council Of Fellows

Klyde Warren Park Wins World Landscape Architecture Award

Houston’s Capitol Tower Tops Out

Tara Green to Join OJB Landscape Architecture as Principal of Program Development

Spring 2018 Promotions

Cody Klein to Speak at the AIANY Global Dialogues Committee

Klyde Warren Park Wins AIA Collaborative Achievement Award

Levy Park Wins 2018 ULI Houston Awards

OJB Houston Participates in Volunteer Day

Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Lecture Recap

The Woodlands’ Hughes Landing Wins 2017 ICSC U.S. Design and Development Gold Award

Missouri River Riverfront Revitalization Update

Jim Burnett to Speak at Chicago Architecture Foundation Lecture Series

Klyde Warren Park in DFW Real Estate Review

OJB Landscape Architecture Promotes Firm Leaders

Experience Virtual Reality and Tour Klyde Warren Park

Renderings Revealed for Capitol Tower’s Sky Park

Jim Burnett Presents at NC State College of Design

McKinney & Olive Earns ULI Innovation Award

OJB Selected for Missouri Riverfront Project

Downtown Houston’s Newest Park Opens Monday

Biomed Realty’s I3 Campus Opens

Concept Design Unveiled for Houston’s New Park

OJB’s New Campus Project Featured in the San Diego Union Tribune

Project 180 Featured in This Month’s Issue of Landscape Architecture Magazine

Toyota’s New North America Campus Opens

Groundbreaking at Pioneer’s New Irving Headquarters

Turf Magazine Spotlight’s Levy Park

Oak Cliff Deck Park Receives Funding

New Schwab Regional Campus in Dallas-Fort Worth

CURBED Features 8 Linear Parks That Have Transformed Cities

Kylde Warren Park Offers Insights on the Challenges of Creating a Deck Park For Philly’s I-95 Project BillyPenn.com

OJB Creating New Green Space at Houston’s Galleria

OJB Selected For UC San Diego Campus Expansion

Great Gardens Video Series Features Sunnylands

609 Main At Texas Grand Opening

GE Groundbreaking Ceremony in Boston

Take a Video Tour of Levy Park

America’s Best Urban Parks

Park District Mixed-Use Development Brings Luxury to Uptown Dallas

OJB Boston Revives a BSLA Honor Award for Christ Hospital

Urbanland Magazine Features Levy Park and Explores Real Estate Payoff

Preston Hollow Village Development

Levy Park’s Grand Re-Opening Event

Chip Trageser Speaks with the Houston Business Journal About Houston’s Levy Park Transformation

Tour the Children’s Garden at Levy Park in Houston

OJB’s Design of Levy Park Brings Excitement to Houston

Klyde Warren Park Featured in LAM

Levy Park Lands a Major Celebrity Chef

Houston’s Levy Park to Boost Neighborhood Real Estate Value

Levy Park Close to Ready for Next Month’s Re-Opening

Levy Park Grand Opening February 25

OJB Houston Projects Win ULI Development of Distinction Awards

Peter Walker, FASLA, on Jim Burnett and the Future of Landscape Architecture in CITE

Architect’s Newspaper on Playa Vista Central Park

LAM Examines Levy Park’s Redesign and Public-Private Governance Model

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Plan Commission Approval of Buck’s Entertainment Center

Culture Map Dallas Celebrates McKinney & Olive’s Bold Design

LEVY PARK IS GENERATING A BUZZ IN PAPERCITY AS HOUSTON’S LATEST OPEN SPACE

LEBAUER PARK IS OFFICIALLY A BIG HIT ACCORDING TO GREENSBORO NEWS & RECORD

KLYDE WARREN PARK IN THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE

KLYDE WARREN PARK A CATALYST FOR DALLAS’ DEVELOPMENT IN URBAN LAND

HOUSTON AWARDED UCI BMX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

OJB’S EAST VILLAGE GREEN FEATURED IN SAN DIEGO DOWNTOWN NEWS

OJB’S EAST VILLAGE GREEN FEATURED IN SAN DIEGO DOWNTOWN NEWS

OJB AWARDED AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE PRIZE SILVER DESIGNATION FOR SUNNYLANDS CENTER & GARDENS

JIM BURNETT NAMED TO TOP 100 INFLUENTIAL LEADERS BY THE SAN DIEGO DAILY TRANSCRIPT

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE MAGAZINE RECOGNIZES 2016 RECIPIENTS OF ASLA HONORS

TRAVEL+LEISURE HIGHLIGHTS PLAYA VISTA CENTRAL PARK IN PARKS FOR THE PEOPLE

JIM BURNETT DISCUSSES ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN CRAIN’S

KLYDE WARREN PARK AND MYRIAD BOTANICAL GARDENS NAMED TO TOP 10 BEST AMERICAN CITY PARKS IN USA TODAY

NEWS & RECORD CELEBRATES LEBAUER PARK AS GREENSBORO’S DOWNTOWN PLAYGROUND

OJB’S LANDSCAPE FOOTPRINT IN DALLAS

DALLAS MORNING NEWS – HOW NOTED LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT JIM BURNETT COUNTERS

ENGINEERING NEWS RECORD DISCUSSES MASSIVE LANDSCAPING DESIGN FOR UPCOMING LA MIXED-USE PROJECT, METROPOLIS

HOUSTON DECK PARK COULD LEAD TO GROWTH IN EADO

REALTY NEWS REPORT – FREEWAY/PARK CONCEPT COULD LEAD TO GROWTH IN HOUSTON’S EADO

DECORAMA COVER STORY HIGHLIGHTS KLYDE WARREN PARK’S ENGAGING PROGRAMMING

ENGINEERING NEWS-RECORD – COORDINATION CRITICAL ON SHARED DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES SITE

HOUSTON CHRONICLE EXTOLS LEVY PARK AS UPPER KIRBY’S NEW TRANSFORMATIVE GREEN SPACE

ENGINEERING NEWS-RECORD RECOGNIZES IMAX HEADQUARTERS WITH ENR AWARD OF MERIT

ENGINEERING NEWS-RECORD – BEST PROJECTS WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR CALIFORNIA

ARCHITECT’S NEWSPAPER – TCLF HOUSTON CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

JIM BURNETT DISCUSSES DECK PARKS AND TRANSFORMATIVE IDEAS FOR HOUSTON WITH REALTY NEWS REPORT

KRLD HOUSTON INTERVIEWS JOHN GOFF OF CRESCENT REAL ESTATE AND HIGHLIGHTS OJB’S THE CRESCENT AND MCKINNEY AND OLIVE

HUFFINGTON POST FEATURES KLYDE WARREN PARK AMONG GAME-CHANGING URBAN PARKS

HOUSTON BISNOW – JAMES BURNETT TO RECIEVE ASLA DESIGN MEDAL

JIM BURNETT DISCUSSES DECK PARKS AND KLYDE WARREN PARK WITH SEATTLE DAILY JOURNAL OF COMMERCE

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS NETWORK NAMES TWO OJB PROJECTS AMONG TOP 10 AWESOME PROJECTS IN THE US

DALLAS BUSINESS JOURNAL – THREE DECADES LATER, THE CRESCENT STILL SHINES IN UPTOWN

HUFFINGTON POST – URBAN PARKS: FROM DUMPING GROUNDS TO CENTERS OF ENERGY

ARCHDAILY NAMES BROCHSTEIN PAVILION TO TOP 100 BEST EXAMPLES OF AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE

DESERT SPLENDOR – OJB’S SUNNYLANDS CENTER & GARDENS FEATURED IN ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST MEXICO

OJB RECOGNIZED IN THE 2016 HOUSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL LANDMARK AWARDS

HOUSTON’S ALLEN CENTER TRANSFORMATION IN HOUSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL

KYLE FIDDELKE, OJB PRINCIPAL, ON USING VECTORWORKS, IN WORLD ARCHITECTS

OJB PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS “DESIGNING BEYOND THE PROPERTY LINE(S)” AT ANNUAL HKS GREEN WEEK

MILWAUKEE BUSINESS JOURNAL SPOTLIGHTS OJB’S LANDSCAPE DESIGN OF THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS ENTERTAINMENT BLOCK

LEBAUER PARK TAKES SHAPE ACCORDING TO GREENSBORO NEWS & RECORD

KLYDE WARREN PARK HERALDED AS SHINING EXAMPLE OF LANDSCAPE URBANISM BY ARCH DAILY

ASLA FEATURES SUNNYLANDS CASE STUDY ON SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

INTERIOR DESIGN MAGAZINE FEATURES MYRIAD BOTANICAL GARDENS

D MAGAZINE: HOW KLYDE WARREN PARK HAS CHANGED DALLAS REAL ESTATE

GLENDALE 180 ANNOUNCED

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS: SUNNYLANDS SETS STANDARD FOR THE DROUGHT-TOLERANT LANDSCAPE

CARLSBAD MAKE IN DESIGNBOOM

2101 PEARL ST. TOWER, KLYDE WARREN PARK NEIGHBOR, ANNOUNCED IN DALLAS MORNING NEWS

KLYDE WARREN PARK IN WORLD LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT’S 2014 ANNUAL ‘BEST OF’ EDITION

LANDARCHS.COM NAMES THE PARK AT LAKESHORE EAST TO TOP 10 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PROJECTS FOR 2014

KLYDE WARREN PARK IN THE NEW YORK TIMES

OJB FEATURED IN URBAN LANDSCAPE

ATLAS OF WORLD LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

CBS ON KLYDE WARREN PARK AS THE FACE OF NEW DALLAS IN 2024 OLYMPIC BID

DESIGNS COMPLETE FOR UPTOWN DALLAS DEVELOPMENT AKARD PLACE

KLYDE WARREN PARK IN TEXAS ARCHITECT

KLYDE WARREN PARK IN THE NEW YORK TIMES

MYRIAD BOTANICAL GARDENS FEATURED IN TEXAS ARCHITECT

LA TIMES ON SUNNYLANDS BECOMING THE CAMP DAVID OF THE WEST

KLYDE WARREN PARK METRICS PUBLISHED IN LAF LANDSCAPE PERFORMANCE SERIES

BHP BILLITON TOWER BREAKS GROUND IN THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE

GREENSTREET WRITTEN UP IN HOUSTON DOWNTOWN MAGAZINE

KLYDE WARREN PARK AND MYRIAD BOTANICAL GARDENS INCLUDED IN NEW BOOK ON URBAN LANDSCAPES

KLYDE WARREN PARK FEATURED IN ARCHITECTURAL RECORD

MYRIAD BOTANICAL GARDENS AWARDED AIA HOUSTON 2013 DESIGN AWARD

LASTING IMPRESSION- SUNNYLANDS GARDENS IN MODERN LUXURY

PLAZA OF THE AMERICAS ATRIUM RENOVATION OPENING IN THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS

SUNNYLANDS IN TEXAS ARCHITECT’S ISSUE ON LIGHT- DESERT DECADENT

OJB PROFILE IN LANDSCAPE WORLD KOREA MAGAZINE

SUNNYLANDS FEATURED ON COVER OF TOPOS MAGAZINE

BROCHSTEIN PAVILION FEATURED IN HOUSTON CHRONICLE’S ‘SUBLIME PROPERTY’

SUNNYLANDS TAKES FRONT AND CENTER IN LOS ANGELES TIMES

KLYDE WARREN PARK CREDITED AS KEY ELEMENT IN DALLAS REVITALIZATION IN THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS

SUNNYLANDS RANKED AS 3RD GREENEST PROJECT IN INTERIOR DESIGN MAGAZINE

THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE ON MIDWAY ANNOUNCENEBT OF HOUSTON’S GREEN STREET REDEVELOPMENT

KLYDE WARREN PARK WINS ‘BEST COMMUNITY IMPACT’ AWARD IN D MAGAZINE AWARDS

KLYDE WARREN PARK SELECTED FOR THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION’S LANDSCAPE PERFORMANCE SERIES

KLYDE WARREN PARK IS FEATURED IN IREM MAGAZINE

KLYDE WARREN PARK VISITED ON LANDSCAPE VOICE

KLYDE WARREN PARK FARES WELL IN THE ARCHITECT’S NEWSPAPER

SUNNYLANDS CENTER & GARDENS IN HUFFINGTON POST: ONE OF 2012’S NOTABLE DEVELOPMENTS IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

CONOCO PHILLIPS AND 1100 ENTERPRISE FEATURED IN NEW CONCEPT URBAN LANDSCAPE

DALLAS MORNING NEWS COVERS NATIVE PLANTS AT KLYDE WARREN PARK

KLYDE WARREN PARK FEATURED ON ARCHDAILY SELECTED WORKS

KLYDE WARREN PARK FEATURED ON INHABITAT

PLAZA OF THE AMERICAS FEATURED IN DALLAS MORNING NEWS

JIM BURNETT, KLYDE WARREN PARK FEATURED ON KTXD-TV’S

SUNNYLANDS CENTER & GARDENS IS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE MAGAZINE’S OCTOBER 2012 COVER STORY

ARCH DAILY FEATURES ASIA SOCIETY TEXAS CENTER

SOURCEBOOK OF CONTEMPORARY URBAN DESIGN

SUNNYLANDS CENTER & GARDENS ON NEIMAN MARCUS’ BLOG

SUNNYLANDS CENTER & GARDENS IN THE ARCHITECT’S NEWSPAPER

ARCH DAILY FEATURES LANDSCAPE DESIGN FOR BROCKMAN HALL FOR PHYSICS AT RICE UNIVERSITY

MYRIAD TRANSFORMATION ADDS NEW TOURIST ATTRACTION TO DOWNTOWN OKLAHOMA CITY

OKC’S MYRIAD GARDENS REOPENS AFTER COMPLETE MAKEOVER

A 180 TURNAROUND – OKLAHOMA’S PROJECT 180 FEATURED IN PLANNING MAGAZINE

THE ARTFUL GARDEN OF WALTER AND LEONORE ANNENBERG IN PALM SPRINGS LIFE

CENTRAL PARK AT PLAYA VISTA

REFLECTING ON THE PAST – SUNNYLANDS’ NEW VISITOR CENTER MIRRORS THE FEEL OF THE ORIGINAL ESTATE

OJB HOUSTON ATTENDS OPENING OF BROCKMAN HALL FOR PHYSICS AT RICE UNIVERSITY

A WORK STILL IN PROGRESS – OJB AND WOODALL RODGERS PARK REFERENCED IN CHICAGO TRIBUNE

2010 DREAM DESIGNS – UCLA SPIEKER AQUATIC CENTER AND DIRKS POOL

THE MERGER OF LANDSCAPE AND ARCHITECTURE IS CREATING FERTILE NEW APPROACHES TO BUILDING IN ARCHITECT’S NEWSPAPER

UNIQUE PARK MATERIALIZING OVER DALLAS FREEWAY

OJB FEATURED IN NEW BOOK – BECOMING A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT: A GUIDE TO CAREERS IN DESIGN

MYRIAD GARDENS RENOVATIONS ON TRACK FOR 2011 COMPLETION IN THE OKLAHOMAN

CATHEDRAL OF HOPE ‘TOPS OFF’ JOHNSON-DESIGNED CHAPEL

A DOWNTOWN BECOMES FULL OF LIFE AGAIN

BEIJING CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT FEATURED ON ARCHDAILY.COM

LAKESHORE EAST PARK PROVIDES BUCOLIC SETTING IN AN URBAN JUNGLE

HEALING HEALTHCARE: “HEALING DESIGN”