Senior Principal and Owner | Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects
Keynote | Landscapes as Cultural Anchors
Thomas Woltz is the Principal and Owner of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects (NBW). He received his Master of Architecture and Landscape Architecture from UVA and holds an honorary doctorate from the SUNY in Environmental Science and Forestry. He was recognized with the Land for People Award by the Trust for Public Land in 2019 and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Cultural Landscape Foundation. Over the past two decades of practice, Woltz and his team at NBW have developed a unique approach to the designed landscape using ecological and cultural research as the foundation for designing meaningful contemporary landscapes that inspire deep connections between people and the natural world.