Oehme, van Sweden | Landscape Architecture
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OvS is a professional practice of landscape architecture, committed to artistic design solutions that balance sustainable practices with concerns about life-cycle costs and maintenance.
Oehme, van Sweden | Landscape Architecture
8M ago
PARK(ing) Day 2023
Friday, September 15
PARK(ing) Day is coming to Capitol Hill’s Barracks Row on September 15, 2023.
PARK(ing) Day is a global, public, participatory project where people across the world temporarily repurpose curbside parking spaces and convert them into public parks and social spaces to advocate for safer, greener, and more equitable streets. Park(ing) Day has become a global experiment in reprogramming vehicular space for social exchange, artistic expression, and play.
This year, OvS has teamed up with our neighbors Taoti Creative, Barracks Row Main Street, Cap ..read more
Oehme, van Sweden | Landscape Architecture
1y ago
BEYOND BOLD: Inspiration | Collaboration | Evolution
National Tour 2023 – 2024
OvS will be presenting an exploration of our newly published book Beyond Bold: Inspiration, Collaboration, Evolution throughout 2023 and 2024. From private gardens to the expansive Tippet Rise Art Center in rural Montana to urban oases like the Chicago and New York Botanical Gardens, the work featured in this book each bear the hallmarks of OvS’ signature approach to horticulture and hardscape.
Arranged into thematic chapters—“The House and its Garden,” “Gathering Places,” “At the Water’s Edge,” “Urban Retr ..read more
Oehme, van Sweden | Landscape Architecture
1y ago
Books of Interest
Landscape Architecture Magazine
September 2022
OvS’ new book Beyond Bold: Inspiration, Collaboration, Evolution was featured in Landscape Architecture Magazine; titled Books of Interest, edited by Mimi Zeiger.
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Oehme, van Sweden | Landscape Architecture
1y ago
Living in Chicago: Books
Modern Luxury Interiors Chicago
August 2022
OvS’ new book Beyond Bold: Inspiration, Collaboration, Evolution was featured in Modern Luxury Interiors Chicago; titled Living in Chicago: Books.
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Oehme, van Sweden | Landscape Architecture
1y ago
Eric Groft Presents BEYOND BOLD: Inspiration, Collaboration, Evolution to the ICAA Book Club
Image © BEYOND BOLD: Inspiration, Collaboration, Evolution, Pointed Leaf Press, Oehme, van Sweden, Photography by Claire Takacs Photography
Designing Stunning and Sustainable Landscapes with Eric Groft
CEO and Director Eric Groft will present an exploration of OvS’ newly published book Beyond Bold: Inspiration, Collaboration, Evolution to the Institute for Classical Art and Architecture’s Book Club on Tuesday October 18 at 6:30 PM. From private gardens to the expansive Tippet Rise Art Cen ..read more
Oehme, van Sweden | Landscape Architecture
2y ago
Beyond Bold: Inspiration/Collaboration/Evolution
Beyond Bold: Inspiration/Collaboration/Evolution follows the Second Generation of leadership at OEHME, VAN SWEDEN | OvS, who has been creating extraordinary outdoor spaces for nearly 50 years. A tip-of-the-hat to OvS’ first book, Bold Romantic Gardens, Beyond Bold features 320 pages of vibrant photographs, detailed project plans, and first-hand commentary from firm Directors Sheila Brady, Lisa Delplace, and Eric Groft. The book is a unique record of the directors’ tenure with the firm, exploring the work that inspired them to join OvS, the de ..read more
Oehme, van Sweden | Landscape Architecture
2y ago
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Selected as a Special Mention in the Architizer A+Awards
OvS’ work at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library has been selected as a Special Mention in the Architizer A+Awards for the Public Parks + Green Spaces category. With entries received from over 80 countries, the Special Mention distinction is awarded to work entered that exhibits remarkable achievement and that scored in the top 10% of entrants.
OvS developed amenity spaces at street level and on the rooftop, along with 26,000 square feet of intensive green roof for the reimagined l ..read more
Oehme, van Sweden | Landscape Architecture
2y ago
OvS Director Lisa E. Delplace, FASLA, Appointed to CFA
OvS is pleased to announce President Biden’s appointment of OvS Director and CEO Emeritus, Lisa E. Delplace, FASLA, to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (CFA). CFA is an “independent federal agency charged with giving expert advice to the President, the Congress and the federal and District of Columbia governments on matters of design and aesthetics, as they affect the federal interest and preserve the dignity of the nation’s capital.”
In addition to designs of memorials and public and private properties, CFA reviews designs for coins and ..read more
Oehme, van Sweden | Landscape Architecture
2y ago
The Rear View
by Suzanne Gannon
CTC&G (Connecticut Cottages & Gardens)
June 2021
OvS’ project of a residence in Greenwich, CT was featured in CTC&G (Connecticut Cottages & Gardens); titled The Rear View by author Suzanne Gannon.
@Durstin Saylor
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Oehme, van Sweden | Landscape Architecture
2y ago
Historic Garden Grows
by Kymberly Taylor
Annapolis Home Magazine
November 2020
OvS’ project of a residence in Annapolis, MD was featured in Annapolis Home Magazine; titled Historic Garden Grows by author Kymberly Taylor.
@James van Sweden
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