Research Division

Original knowledge creation

Often, the most urgent issues facing our field fall outside of the boundaries of project work. OLIN Labs’ Research Division takes on both project-driven and purpose-driven initiatives that require primary and secondary research and that often rely on external partnerships and collaborations. Our aim is to improve our practice and that of allied professionals and to drive positive transformation in cities and landscapes.

Our research partners include academic, government and non-profit institutions and research centers. As a conduit between academia and practice, Labs’ Research Division has partnered with Penn’s McHarg Center for Ecology and Urbanism, the University of Pennsylvania’s Office of Sustainability, and Penn’s Masters in Environmental Studies Department to offer practice-based research experience to graduate and undergraduate students.