Over the past two decades of practice, landscape architect Thomas Woltz has forged a body of work that integrates the beauty and function of built forms with an understanding of complex biological systems and restoration ecology. As principal of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects, he has infused narratives of the land into the places where people live, work, and play, engendering stewardship and inspiring connections between people and the natural world.

Among the firm’s highest-profile projects are the Public Square and Gardens at Hudson Yards and the AZ Award-winning Duke University Water Reclamation Pond and Orongo Station.