High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Laurie Olin (b. 1938 in Marshfield, Wisconsin) is an American landscape architect. He has worked on everything from private residences to large public parks. Olin grew up in Alaska, and earned his degree in Architecture from the University of Washington, in Seattle where he was mentored under Richard Haag. After graduating he worked for offices in Seattle, New York City, and London. In 1976 he became a Professor for the University of Pennsylvania, where he offered courses on the design of environments. Ten years later he was head chair of the landscape architecture program at Harvard University. After serving as chair at Harvard, Olin returned to Penn where he continues to be Practice Professor of Landscape Architecture.