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Our mission is to apply design excellence at the intersection of ecological and cultural systems.

Our Team

The highly skilled people who translate our mission into tangible landscapes.

Thomas L. Woltz
Senior Principal and Owner
Jeff Aten
Principal
Chinar Balsaraf
Designer
Charlotte Barrows
Senior Associate
Paul Basque
Staff Accountant
Adeline Belsby
Designer
Jonathan Berlin
Conservation Designer
Ian Brennick
Senior Associate
Tom Cassidy
Operations Manager
Molly Gasparre
Project Designer
Shubhra Goel
Designer
Monica Hand
Communications Specialist
Will Hart
Senior Associate
Joey Hays
Associate
Kimberley Midori Huggins
Communications and Ecology Designer
Jen Jessup
Associate Principal
Kevin Kim
Project Designer
Mike Kittrell
Senior Designer
Christian Kochuba
Project Designer
Jenny Lauer
Project Designer + Cultural Landscape Historian
David Lepage
Graphic Designer
Melissa Lockwood
Contracts Coordinator
Lanie McKinnon
Principal
Katherine Merhige
Financial Consultant
Emily Morton
Designer
Chloé Skye Nagraj
Project Designer
Serena Nelson
Senior Associate
Cong Nie
Designer
Brad Odom
Associate
Drummond Poole
Designer
Tim Popa
Associate Principal
Chris Porter
Designer
François Poupeau
Senior Designer
Sandy Rice
Accounting Manager
John Ridenour
Associate Principal
Nathan Roth
Landscape Cultural Historian / Planner / Senior Designer
Daniel Rubin
Business & Studio Coordinator
Brian Schundler
Associate
Katie Smithson
Senior Designer
Mark Strieter
Principal
Andisheh G. Tabari
Senior Designer
John Tatro
Project Designer
Cole Thornton
Designer
Kelly Watters
Designer
Lizzy Servito Webster
Designer
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Awards

2025

  • SCUP Excellence in Landscape Architecture Merit Award

    The Academic Quad at Rice University

  • USA TODAY Top 10 City Parks

    Centennial Park

  • Texas ASLA Presidential Award of Excellence, Communications

    The Land Bridge and Prairie at Memorial Park

  • Texas ASLA Presidential Award of Excellence, General Design

    The Running Complex at Memorial Park

  • Texas ASLA Honor Award, General Design

    The Academic Quad at Rice University

2024

  • The American Architecture Awards, Parks and Gardens

    The Land Bridge and Prairie at Memorial Park

  • Architizer A+Awards Special Mention, Landscape & Planning - Public Parks and Green Spaces

    The Land Bridge and Prairie at Memorial Park

  • Dezeen Awards, Infrastructure and Transport, Project of the Year

    The Land Bridge and Prairie at Memorial Park

  • Interior Design's Best of Year Awards

    The Running Complex Café at Memorial Park (In partnership with Schaum Architects)

  • ASLA Honor Award, Communications

    Machicomoco State Park

  • ASLA Honor Award, General Design

    Georgia Institute of Technology EcoCommons

  • North Carolina ASLA Merit Award, Analysis and Planning

    Camp North End

  • North Carolina ASLA Recognition, Analysis and Planning

    Haywood and Page Visioning Project

  • South Carolina ASLA Award of Excellence, Analysis and Planning

    Angel Oak Preserve

  • Texas ASLA Honor Award, Design - Constructed Project - Public, Green Ribbon Award

    The Land Bridge and Prairie at Memorial Park

  • ULI Houston Development of Distinction Award, Open Space, People's Choice Award

    The Land Bridge and Prairie at Memorial Park

  • Virginia ASLA Presidential Award of Excellence, General Design

    The Land Bridge and Prairie at Memorial Park

  • Virginia ASLA Honor Award, General Design

    The Contemplative Site and the Burial Ground for Enslaved People at Monticello

  • Virginia ASLA Merit Award, Analysis and Planning

    Angel Oak Preserve

  • Virginia ASLA Merit Award, General Design

    The Ramble

2023

  • APWA Public Works Projects of the Year, Structures more than $75 Million

    The Land Bridge and Prairie at Memorial Park

  • Dezeen Awards, Infrastructure and Transport, Longlist

    The Land Bridge and Prairie at Memorial Park

  • ICAA McKim, Mead & White Award, Landscape Design

    Jay Heritage Center

  • Rethinking the Future Award, Public Landscape Project (Built)

    The Land Bridge and Prairie at Memorial Park

  • SCUP Excellence in Landscape Architecture Honor Award - Jury's Choice

    Georgia Institute of Technology EcoCommons

  • ULI Americas Awards of Excellence

    Water Street Plaza

  • Georgia ASLA Merit Award, Analysis & Planning

    Forsyth Park Master Plan

  • Georgia ASLA Merit Award, General Design

    Georgia Institute of Technology EcoCommons

  • New York ASLA Merit Award, Analysis, Planning, Research and Communications

    Circle Bar Ranch

  • New York ASLA Merit Award, General Design

    Georgia Institute of Technology EcoCommons

  • Potomac ASLA Merit Award, Communications and Research

    Machicomoco State Park

  • Virginia ASLA Presidential Award of Excellence, General Design

    Georgia Institute of Technology EcoCommons

  • Virginia ASLA Merit Award, Communication

    Karen Cragnolin Park

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Careers

Landscape Architect/Designer

5-7 Years Experience

New York, NY

Landscape Architect/Designer

5-7 Years Experience

Charlottesville, VA

We're always happy to connect with talented, creative and passionate professionals in our field.  Please submit your materials if you don't see a position that is a fit at this time, but would like to be considered for future opportunities at the firm.  

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Internships

We are currently accepting applications for design interns and research & communication interns in our Charlottesville, VA and New York, NY offices.

Applications are due by February 7th; selection by March 1st.

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Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects is a Equal Opportunity Employer, providing opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, marital status, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.