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We are incredibly proud to share that The Shepherd has received this year's Award of Excellence from Michigan Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects ,"exemplifying superior social equity"! ⁠ ⁠ In addition, The Shepherd won a second award - an Honor Award for General Design. 🏆✨⁠ ⁠ Congratulations to all this year's winner's, and thank you to our clients Anthony Curis, JJ Curis and Library Street Collective. And to our collaborators Giffels Webster, Peterson Rich Office, UNDECORATED and Deep End Studio. ⁠ ⁠ OSD team: Simon David, Scott Kelly, Kiran Mohanty, Soham Waghela, Fan Wu, Serena Sun, Lisa DuRussel, Christopher Gates, Vignir Eythorsson Photo credit: Jason Keen https://lnkd.in/ePayQQdr #OSD #ASLAAward

TIME has just released their list of The World's Greatest Places of 2025, and we're thrilled that Little Village has been highlighted. Thanks to our clients Library Street Collective, Anthony & JJ Curis, and collaborators Peterson Rich Office, Giffels Webster, UNDECORATED, and the OSD team Simon David, Scott Kelly, Vignir Eythorsson, Christopher Gates, Fanke Su, Serena S. https://lnkd.in/eKZNtHuZ

OSD is seeking a Marketing Coordinator You: Passionate about design, creative, ambitious, self-starter with demonstrated marketing experience in the A/E world. Us: An innovative and growing multidisciplinary firm, seeking to strengthen our marketing capacities, and reach new clients and audiences. See below for more info. Contact: info@osd.nyc Position is remote. OSD is an award-winning, growing multidisciplinary design studio seeking solutions for a future defined by climate change and its social and ecological impacts. We value creativity, energy and team spirit. OSD has been named a Top 10 emerging firm by Landizer, has been named to the Walton Family Foundation Design Excellence program, and has been recognized by international awards such as AZ awards, Rethinking the Future, and Architect’s Newspaper. You can read more about us at http://osd.nyc/about/ IS IT YOU? We are seeking a Marketing Coordinator with strong visual and communication skills to join our team. Position is remote. The Marketing Coordinator will manage the development of all communication and business development materials. The right candidate will work independently, possess qualities of a self-starter, and engage in thoughtful communication. We seek a person who: Has marketing experience from a similar position, ideally within the Architecture/Constructing industry Is expert in MS Office; Adobe CS (especially InDesign); experience with CMS is a plus Fluent in English Demonstrated experience managing RFP & RFQ responses Can manage and organize the day-to-day operations of the office marketing & communications Has excellent communication, management, and organizational skills Curiosity, and an ambitious spirit Demonstrates leadership abilities, including the ability to take charge of tasks, manage projects, and effectively juggle multiple tasks under tight deadlines Has an interest and knowledge of design Primary areas of responsibility Produce proposals in response to RFPs & RFQs Manage the creation and layout of all graphic aspects of proposals, qualifications, and marketing presentations. Develope written content, for review and input from firm leadership Conduct outreach to subconsultants for materials for presentations and proposals. Lead market research for RFPs & RFQs throughout North America Research and track project leads and general industry information. Track, assemble and submit design awards. Update and maintain website content, posts, and announcements. Lead the graphic production and drafting of all social media posts, following brand guidelines and best practices. Offer ideas for new campaigns and planning. Work with studio to create posts for social media, and the website. Maintain content and organization of resumes, project information, and project imagery. Collaborate with firm leadership on the creation of quarterly newsletter. Initial assessment of potential new projects Prepare regular status updates Contact: info@osd.nyc

Construction is underway at JFK Affordable Housing. Soon to bring fresh food and a new community destination. https://lnkd.in/gXj9jXxY Thanks to our clients Slate Property Group and our collaborators Aufgang and JMD Landscapes. OSD team: Simon David, Scott Kelly, Kiran Mohanty, Ezra Royce, Vignir Eythorsson #OSD #UrbanFarming #AffordableHousing

A resilient workplace. OSD’s master plan for this workforce campus, in collaboration with WeWork, addresses two fundamental needs of workplace survival: resilience in the face of changing climate, and resilience in the face of changing attitudes to work. In 2017 Hurricane Harvey shuttered this campus and brought destruction not seen before in Houston, forcing private property owners to upgrade to protect and mitigate against climate events. At the same time, workforce environments continue to be reshaped by changing attitudes to remote work, corporate structures, and expectations for employee wellbeing. Through the upgrade of underutilized landscapes, rooftops, and buildings, the project creates a nature-first, sponge-like environment that manages flood risks, and elevates workforce experience. OSD Team: Simon David, Christopher Gates, jiajing lyu, Martin Amaro https://lnkd.in/gUFKZgTr #OSD #MasterPlanning

Exterior façade work continues at Alice L. Walton School of Medicine with more of our unitized glass and glazing system complete with gorgeous brass sunshade fins Alice L. Walton School of Medicine | Crossland Construction Company, Inc. | (CDC) Curtainwall Design and Consulting, Inc. | Polk Stanley Wilcox | OSD

Shagbark Pavilion is a waterfront folly born from the identity of the surrounding upstate New York landscape. Drawing inspiration from the sinuous forms and raw textures of the land–from towering Shagbark Hickories to rugged bluestone outcroppings–it embraces the artfulness of nature. As part of a master plan for a sprawling wooded estate, Shagbark Pavilion is woven into the fabric of the land, forming one of many destinations in a network of outdoor sculpture, overlooks, rambles, seating, and shelters. Crafted from locally sourced stone, the structure emerges organically from the ground. OSD Team: Simon David, Ezra Royce, Christopher Gates, Ahmed Al Yaseen, Vignir Eythorsson https://lnkd.in/gtNvqdJj #OSD #ShagbarkPavilion

Are you the next member of our growing team? Is it you? We seek a self-motivated, communicative, and collaborative Designer with 3-5+ Years experience to be part of guiding the design, documentation and implementation of projects of varying scales. This will encompass representing the firm in the delivery of projects. Position is remote. Previous experience with nationally renowned firms is a plus. About Us OSD is a growing, award-winning, and young multidisciplinary design studio that emphasizes the importance of designing from the outside > in: using large scale questions of ecology and social space to design our public spaces, roads, parks, and structures. We are characterized by an entrepreneurial spirit, team-work across expertise areas and new ways of approaching conventional tasks. We have an informal but ambitious work environment where collegial support is highly valued and where a strong work ethic, high work morale and dedication to being the innovators of our field is key. We value creativity, energy and team spirit. You can read more about us here: http://osd.nyc/about/ Requirements Professional degree in urban design, landscape architecture or architecture and minimum 5+ years professional experience. Experience in a leading American or International office is preferred.  Excellent communication skills, fluent in English - spoken and written. Ability to pro-actively train and mentor staff Organizational excellence, including meeting project milestones on time, including guiding drawings, coordination, and specifications.  Ability to express design ideas quickly, clearly and succinctly. Demonstrated technical expertise and problem solving abilities.  Experience with bidding & negotiation, and construction administration, including preparing cost estimates and specifications. Excellent understanding of construction details, sustainable use of materials, grading design, and natural systems, and materials.  Strong ability with AutoCAD, Adobe Suite, Rhino, and basic rendering programs.  Willingness to take on constructive guidance in response to direction from managers.

This project remains critically important today as we face inequality and social upheaval. As designers, we were challenged to make ideas physical, and make visitors challenge assumptions about familiar concepts. “A New World Image” is a traveling exhibition about the unveiling of the UN Human Rights treatise, and questioning the inevitability of Human Rights. Over 100 historic documents are sealed under impact-resistant glass, inviting visitors to discover up close the UN treatise, while evoking the fragility of our relationship with the concept of Human Rights. ⁠ ⁠ Beyond the archive, a landscape of towering columns invites visitors to navigate the ongoing debate: Are Human Rights a universal truth, or a contested ideal?⁠ ⁠ Designed for global discourse, the exhibition is entirely modular—built for transport, and adaptable to any space. First exhibited in Copenhagen, the exhibition has traveled to New York, Ireland, Denmark, and Australia, challenging how we see the past and the future of Human Rights.⁠ ⁠ The project was designed in collaboration with Columbia University ISHR; curators Eva Prag and Katrine Bregengaard; graphic designers Affaire Imaginaire, Alfons Hooikaas, Tim Gambell; the Danish Institute for Human Rights; and Det Kgl. Bibliotek | Royal Danish Library https://lnkd.in/gu7A-UP2 #OSD #ExhibitionDesign #HumanRights

“The small Arkansas city of Bentonville and neighboring towns have emerged in recent years as a collective hotbed of elevated architecture ... “  Congratulations to Walmart on the opening of their new home office, highlighting the continued architectural development in the area and exemplifying how structural design is tied to health and wellness. This message is increasingly evident in Bentonville through projects including our own medical education facility at Alice L. Walton School of Medicine (Polk Stanley Wilcox and OSD), along with Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art’s expansion (Safdie Architects) and Heartland Whole Health Institute (Marlon Blackwell Architects). Read Matt Hickman’s full article in Architectural Record below.