Paul Josey, PLA, ISA, Associate

Paul joined Nelson Byrd Woltz in 2007 bringing to the office interests in commercial, civic, and academic institutional projects. He has particular knowledge of soils, woody plants, urban design, and rainwater reuse. Paul received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Landscape Architecture with a minor in Environmental Studies from the University of Maryland in 2002 and completed post-graduate work in Landscape Architecture at the University of Virginia.

Prior to work with NBW, Paul worked at Urban Trees + Soils in Annapolis, Maryland and InSite Landscape Architects in Berkeley, California. In Annapolis, he focused on the detailing of urban parks and residential projects with a focus on rainwater reuse as well as innovative soil and planting specifications. Additional work experience ranges from local and regional planning in Monteverde, Costa Rica; mixed-use and community master planning in New Delhi; and work on the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library in Washington, D.C. He is an Eagle Scout, has taught mountaineering in Switzerland for two summers, and was a contributor to the book, Up By Roots by James Urban.

At NBW, projects of note that Paul has worked on are North Bethesda Market in Bethesda MD; Citygarden in St. Louis MO; Charles Luck Design Center in Charlotte NC; Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville PA, and the St. John’s College master plan in Annapolis MD. Currently, he is working on campus renovations at St. John's College in Annapolis MD, George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia and the Southwest Waterfront in Washington, D.C.