OLO

Area of Expertise: Architects, urban designers, masterplanners; major projects experience across transport, infrastructure, leisure, sport, culture, living, mixed-use

Architects, urban designers, and master planners, OLO are a trusted design partner delivering some of the most important urban projects in the world. Founded on the belief that holistic thinking creates enduring design; this defines their approach at all scales, disciplines, and sectors; including transport and infrastructure, leisure, sport, culture, living, and mixed-use.

OLO are proud to lead and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams for global projects and tenders, including major air, high-speed rail and transport interchange projects in the UK, China, and Middle East; a one-of-a-kind stadium and urban hub; a Central London residential scheme incorporating major transport infrastructure upgrade. They are agile and strategic thinkers, relentless innovators and creative problem-solvers delivering smart design solutions that create memorable, joyous architecture to unlock lasting value for our partners, communities, and the environment.

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Address 54 Old St, London EC1V 9AJ

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What is your special focus for Cityscape Global 2024?

We’re here to tell the OLO story. We’re proud to be working across a multitude of high-profile global projects and tenders, which includes major transport and infrastructure, leisure, and culture projects in the Middle East, China, and the UK. We’re looking forward to reconnecting with valued project partners, as well as building new relationships and exploring potential new partnerships, in this hugely exciting and dynamic region.

Cityscape Global offers a valuable opportunity to listen, learn, and exchange best practices in innovation, sustainability and designing for the future.

What are the most important considerations for creating enduring design?

We design spaces and places for people. The end-user is at the heart of our strategic thinking; their needs and spatial experience influence design decisions, from concept to detailed design stages.

We consider each project holistically to gain a deep understanding of the context and create a vision that is robustly commercial in its fundamentals, and drives sustainable growth to deliver positive outcomes for all.

We begin by understanding what’s achievable, then challenge the norm to explore the ‘art of the possible’ in design, innovation, and sustainability.

Our approach combines technical excellence, creative problem-solving and expert storytelling, helps us set ambitious goals that unlock significant returns and long-term value for investors and stakeholders.

How does OLO add value as a trusted design partner?

We are a trusted partner delivering some of the most important, socially responsible projects in the world. We believe that architecture can make a positive and enduring impact on communities and the environment, creating places that inspire and bring joy.

We work in true partnership with our clients to realise their vision, establish sound commercial fundamentals, and ultimately unlock the greatest potential of the project.

Our approach:

- We listen. We learn and adapt as projects evolve, and help clients anticipate challenges and navigate change to deliver robust programmes and optimal outcomes

- We lead. As experienced leaders of complex, multidisciplinary teams, we communicate effectively and with agility to harness and inspire the diverse expertise of our project collaborators.

- We innovate. At every stage, we create innovative solutions which generate value by leveraging the latest technology and digital tools with critical thinking.

- We sell a vision. We bring the project vision to life with captivating visual and narrative storytelling, engaging stakeholders and fostering better dialogue to support decision-making and project delivery.

What have been the highlights for OLO in the past year?

OLO has grown rapidly in the past year, and we’re immensely proud of the impact we’re making.

Our clients are leaders in their field; we work with visionary investors and developers to deliver major projects that create a positive social and environmental legacy for communities and stakeholders. We operate across multiple geographies in collaboration with the world’s leading architecture, design and engineering practices.

Today, we’re working on designs for some of the most transformational major projects in the world including: air and high-speed rail transport interchange projects in the UK, China and Middle East; a central London residential over site development with transport infrastructure upgrade; a ground breaking stadium and urban hub; an international cultural centre; alternative residential schemes for student housing and senior living; and community energy infrastructure.

What does OLO stand for?

We believe holistic thinking creates enduring design.

Ours is the pursuit of architecture that makes a positive social and environmental impact to transform our world for the better and create places that bring joy to those that inhabit them.

We are a team of talented, diverse and collaborative thinkers, devising elegant and commercially intelligent design solutions that can deliver a vision and unlock significant value for partners, business and society to create a lasting legacy.