Inspiring TEDx Talk by Thomas Woltz of Nelson Byrd Woltz landscape architect, who designed the Aga Khan Islamic Garden at the University of Alberta.
From landscape architecture to conservation agriculture | Thomas Woltz
Thomas Woltz is the principal and owner of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects (NBW) with offices in New York City, Charlottesville VA, and San Francisco CA. During the past 19 years of practice, Woltz and his staff have forged a body of work that integrates the beauty and function of built form and craftsmanship with an understanding of complex biological systems and restoration ecology yielding hundreds of acres of reconstructed wetlands, reforested land, native meadows, and flourishing wildlife habitat. Currently NBW is entrusted with the design of 8 major public parks across the US, Canada and New Zealand. The firm’s work has been recognized with over 80 national and international awards and published widely.
Via: Arif Karmali – Dated: Jan 2, 2015