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Cricket
Brien, Associate
Cricket Brien has been with Olin Partnership since 1999, and
has managed a range of projects from planning and design through
construction administration. Recent projects include the Gennadius
Library Gardens in Athens, Presidio of San Francisco Main
Parade Grounds, the Science Hill plan and Sachem's Wood redevelopment
for Yale University, and the MIT Campus Development Plan.
In previous work experience, Cricket worked on a range of
projects including botanic gardens, zoological gardens, public
parks and private residences.
Cricket received a Master of Landscape Architecture and a
certificate in Urban Design from the University of Pennsylvania
in 1988. Prior to that Cricket worked for six years in consumer
products advertising for a major New York agency. She also
teaches at the Barnes Foundation Arboretum School in Merion,
PA. Personal interests include contemporary literature, gardening
and travel.
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Richard
Newton, Associate
Richard Newton has been with the Olin Partnership since 1992.
The focus of his work has been on public and university landscapes
at all phases from masterplan to construction. Projects have
included the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia,
Hermann Park in Houston, College Conservatory of Music at
the University of Cincinnati, Canada Square in London and
landscapes for Brancusi's sculpture ensemble in Tirgu-Jiu,
Romania. Current projects include a landscape for the new
Science Center at Duke University, and a new urban plaza in
Cleveland.
He obtained a Diploma in Architecture from Manchester Polytechnic
in England and a Master of Landscape Architecture from the
University of Pennsylvania. He is registered as an Architect
in the United Kingdom and as a Landscape Architect in the
United States. As an architect in London, he worked on historic
buildings, schools and on environmental impact studies. He
has taught design studios and is a regularly invited critic
in the Graduate School of Fine Arts at the University of Pennsylvania.
He has also served as invited juror in the Department of Architecture
at Philadelphia University and in the Departments of Landscape
Architecture and Architecture at Temple University.
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Hallie
Boyce, Associate
Hallie Boyce received a Bachelor of Art in Art History from
Bucknell University in 1985, and researched private art
collections for the National Gallery of Art's 50th Anniversary
Campaign from 1986 - 1989. She received her Master of Landscape
Architecture degree from the University of Virginia in 1992.
Prior to joining the firm, Hallie worked on a variety of
landscape architectural projects throughout Virginia, including
private estates, campus plans, museum gardens and public
parks.
Since joining Olin Partnership in 2001, Hallie has worked
on Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and the Museum
of Jewish Heritage in New York City, the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology Sloan School of Business in Cambridge, and
Mission Bay Commons Park in San Francisco. Current projects
include a framework plan for Harvard University's Allston
Initiative and two projects for the University of California
at Berkeley: the renovation of Memorial Stadium, and the
Law and Business Connection Building. Presently she is assisting
with a design studio at Temple University. She served as
a guest juror at the University of Virginia and continues
to participate on design juries at the University of Pennsylvania's
Graduate School of Fine Arts and at Temple University. She
is a Registered Landscape Architect in Virginia.
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Yue
Li, Associate
Yue Li has been with Olin Partnership since 1997. As a registered
landscape architect, she has worked on a wide range of institutional
and urban landscape projects, including the Center for Government
and International Study at Harvard University in Cambridge,
the Ray and Maria Stata Center at Massachusetts Institute
of Technology in Cambridge, Qianlong Garden Restoration Study
for the National Palace Museum of Beijing, Mission Bay Streetscape
and Open Space Development in San Francisco, and Canada Square
at Canary Wharf in London. She is currently managing the Life
Science and Technology Building at Cornell University in Ithaca,
and Comcast Center in Philadelphia.
Yue participated in design competitions for the 2008 Beijing
Olympics and the 2010 Shanghai World Exposition. She critiques
the work of students at University of Pennsylvania Graduate
School of Fine Arts and Tsinghua University Architectural
School. She obtained her architectural and urban design degrees
from Tsinghua University in China and her landscape architectural
degree from Pennsylvania State University.
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Bryan
Hanes, Associate
Bryan Hanes joined Olin Partnership in 2000, bringing valuable
knowledge in design and planning gained through previous office
experience. As a Registered Landscape Architect and LEED Accredited
Professional, Bryan has been involved in a diverse range of
work, from significant urban and open space planning and design
projects, to small-scale designs for institutional and private
clients. His most recent projects include Independence National
Historical Park and Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia,
Yale University's Hewitt Quadrangle, the Philadelphia Museum
of Art's sculpture garden, and the Brancusi Ensemble in Romania.
Bryan has been an Adjunct Professor at Temple University,
leading introductory design studios and graphics courses,
and has served as a computer and technology advisor to the
National Park Service Cultural Landscapes Division. He has
participated on design juries and lectured at many universities,
including Temple University, the University of Pennsylvania,
the University of Nevada at Las Vegas and Virginia Tech.
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E.
Allan Spulecki, Associate
Allan Spulecki joined Olin Partnership in 1995. During his
time with Olin Partnership, Allan has worked on a variety
of institutional, academic, civil and municipal projects
from the schematic design phase through construction. Projects
have included the Reconstruction of Columbus Circle for
the City of New York, Streetscape for Columbus Centre, New
York City, The National Constitution Center, Independence
National Historic Park, in Philadelphia, the Washington
Monument Security Project in Washington, DC, the United
States Air Force Memorial in Arlington, the College Conservatory
of Music at the University of Cincinnati, and the Science
Engineering Quadrangle at Stanford University. Currently,
Allan is currently working on the Fran and Ray Stark Sculpture
Garden in Los Angeles and the Rodin Museum Garden Restoration
in Philadelphia.
Allan earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from The
Catholic University of America in 1981. He worked in the
Washington, DC, metropolitan area as a project Architect
until 1992. Allan entered the Graduate School of Fine Arts
at the University of Pennsylvania where he completed both
a Master of Architecture in 1993 and a Master of Landscape
Architecture in 1995. He is both a Registered Architect
in the District of Columbia and a Registered Landscape Architect
in Pennsylvania.
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Jean
Weston, Associate
Jean Weston joined Olin Partnership in 1997. In addition to
the Bachelor of Science Degree in Landscape Architecture she
received from Temple University, Jean holds a Bachelor of
Arts Degree in Mathematics from Vassar College. Jean is a
licensed Landscape Architect.
Jean began her career in London working for a major oil company
in marketing economics. She married, raised a family, and
spent time working as a "Professional Volunteer" for the PTA,
League of Women Voters and Planned Parenthood as a board member
and sometimes board president in Minnesota and Utah. When
Jean's husband was transferred to Pennsylvania, she worked
in personnel and later in the site administration of a historic
house museum in Doylestown.
Since coming to Olin Partnership, Jean has worked on the Independence
National Historic Park Master Plan from masterplan through
construction, and Comcast Center in Philadelphia, Two Horseshoes
Ranch in Colorado and a new town development in the Cayman
Islands, with a particular focus on native plant ecosystems.
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Sophie Robitaille, Associate
Since joining Olin Partnership in 2002, Sophie has been integrally involved
in many of the studio's award-winning projects, from large-scale urban
redevelopments to the design of intimate public spaces. She excels at
finding innovative, layered and beautiful design solutions by integrating
the goals of diverse constituencies while carefully considering the
cultural, regional and natural context. She is a skilled and passionate
communicator on project teams, in the Olin Partnership studio, and as
the leader of Olin's Sustainability Initiative. Prior to joining Olin,
she worked in Canada, France, and the west coast of the US.
Her multi-cultural background together with her profound appreciation
of ecological systems, inform her designs and holistic approach to the
practice of Landscape Architecture and Urban Design.
Sophie received a B.S. in Biology and Environmental Sciences from
McGill University, and an M.LA from University of Oregon.
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