
He holds master's degrees in landscape architecture and architecture. Woltz was educated at the University of Virginia in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, fine art and architectural history. Many of these projects focus on restoration of damaged ecological infrastructure within working farmland and create models of biodiversity and sustainable agriculture. His design work infuses places where people live, work and play with narratives of the land that inspire stewardship. In 2011, he was invested into the American Society of Landscape Architects Council of Fellows, among the highest honors achieved in the profession.ĭuring the past 19 years of practice, Woltz has 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 that has yielded hundreds of acres of reconstructed wetlands, reforested land, native meadows and flourishing wildlife habitat. The Wall Street Journal Magazine named him the Design Innovator of the Year in 2013. Woltz is the owner of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects. Woltz will present, "Redefining the Productive Landscape: The Conservation Agriculture Studio at Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects." This event is free, open to the public and supported in part by the K-State Fine Arts fee. 29 in the K-State Student Union's Little Theatre as part of its Distinguished Lecture Series.

The College of Architecture, Planning and Design will host Thomas Woltz, landscape architect FASLA, CLARB, at 4 p.m.

Woltz to present APDesign Distinguished Lecture
