ABOUT

OBO is a woman-led full service architecture and design firm founded by Lana Licciardi in 2022. OBO specializes in the unique conditions inherent to design and construction in New York City the firm’s moniker Outer Borough Office is a nod to the founder’s hometown Brooklyn, NY. We have a lifetime of connections working with experienced local professionals and take on a range of project sizes and typologies.

Lana is a licensed architect registered in New York. She holds an M.Arch from Parsons School of Design, studied at the Scuola Politecnica di Design in Milan, Italy and graduated from the University of Chicago. Prior to founding OBO, Lana worked at LTL Architects, ABA Studio, Studio Sumo and KMA. She has taught at Parsons School of Design and has also been an invited studio critic there as well as Pratt, Princeton and Terreform ONE.