Elisa Orlanski Ours

Elisa Orlanski Ours is a designer, educator, and industry leader, currently serving as chief planning & design officer at Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group. She founded the firm’s Planning & Design department 20 years ago, and consults on design and space planning for projects from South Korea to Argentina, from the United States to the Caribbean. Her portfolio ranges from master plans and hotel-branded developments to individual villas, with New York City highlights including 220 Central Park South, 56 Leonard, Hudson Yards, and One High Line. Through her work, she has consulted with developers and shaped the architectural landscape of the city through collaborations with architects and designers including RAMSA, BIG Architects, Charles & Co, Gabellini Sheppard, Pembrooke & Ives, Selldorf Partners, KPF, SOM, Yabu Pushelberg and Thomas Juul Hansen. Orlanski Ours has worked on the first NYC residential developments by Herzog and de Meuron, Shigeru Ban, David Chipperfield, Studio Gang, Zaha Hadid, and Michaelis Boyd. She holds a BA in architecture from Barnard College and a master’s in architecture from Columbia University. She serves as a Board Member of Southworth Development, advising on their world-renowned golf resorts.