The aim, according to Jean Weston, a landscape architect with Olin Partnership, was to view the site's history from multiple angles.

Columbus Circle, Olin Partnership, New York, NY (2005)

Machado & Silvetti was listed as a consultant, along with the Olin Partnership, Philadelphia-based landscape designers.

And the project, designed by Cooper, Robertson & Partners with Arquitectonica and the Olin Partnership, places few restrictions on architecture, which may not be a bad thing.

As finally realized under a $20 million city contract, Columbus Circle was redesigned by the Olin Partnership, working with Vollmer Associates.

The fanciful garden, designed by Laurie D. Olin of Olin Partnership, beckons the passer-by to "come in, look, explore."

The design is by Weiss/Manfredi Architects and the Olin Partnership.

At the same time, however, they will gain a renovated and relandscaped Columbus Circle, under a $21 million project designed by the Olin Partnership.

Choosing Mr. Mather and the Olin Partnership was another indication of the museum's international ambitions.

Machado and Silvetti Associates, a Boston architecture firm, and the Olin Partnership, landscape designers of Philadelphia, have been named consultants for the project.