Thomas L. Woltz, RLA, FASLA, Principal
Thomas Woltz began working with Warren Byrd in 1997 and became a partner of Nelson Byrd Woltz in 2004. During his time with the firm, Thomas has led designs of a broad range of institutional, and corporate projects in the US and abroad including The Peggy Guggenheim Sculpture Garden in Venice, Italy, Luckstone Corporation, Richmond VA, Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA, The McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia, Round Hill, Jamaica, and The National Arboretum of New Zealand, Eastwoodhill Arboretum. Thomas has also led design work on private gardens and farmland in a dozen states and New Zealand over 15 years of practice.

Thomas holds Masters degrees in Architecture and Landscape Architecture from the University of Virginia. Prior to graduate studies, he worked for five years in Venice, Italy where he developed an intense interest in architectural craft that continues to influence his design work. Thomas has held a part-time faculty position in the University of Virginia School of Architecture for 14 years teaching site planning and land analysis. More recently Thomas was instrumental in the establishment of the Conservation Agriculture Studio within Nelson Byrd Woltz. This is a family of projects that share information and seek to interweave sustainable agriculture with best management practices for conservation of wildlife, indigenous plants, soil and water. Currently the studio is dealing with more than 10,000 acres of cultivated land in VA, CA, NC, SC, KY, CT, NY, and New Zealand. Thomas serves on the Board of Directors of The Cultural Landscape Foundation and has been named to the 2011 ASLA Council of Fellows. He is frequently invited to speak around the country and internationally.