November 2, 2026 | 4 p.m.
Architecture Building, Lecture Hall AB100
Woltz will break down how thinking beyond traditional design boundaries and collaborating across disciplines can lead to innovative solutions for complex social, economic and climate challenges. He will also explore the evolving role of landscape architecture and the potential for design professions to address global concerns and create a more hopeful future.
BIO
Thomas Woltz, Senior Principal of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects (NBW), leads his firm in the artful creation and revitalization of public landscapes, working at the intersection of culture and ecology for the sustainability of the public realm. Through a collaborative and research-based approach, NBW’s designs reveal lost or erased histories in the landscape. The work of NBW now stretches across thirty states and twelve countries. In 2011, Thomas was invested into the American Society of Landscape Architects Council of Fellows, among the highest honors achieved in the profession and was named the Design Innovator of the Year by the Wall Street Journal Magazine. He has also been recognized as one of the most creative people in business by Fast Company and with the Land for People Award by the Trust for Public Land ? and was a 2025 Frederic Church Award honoree. Thomas currently serves as the Board of Directors Co-Chair for The Cultural Landscape Foundation.