Thomas Balsley, FASLA, is a New York–based landscape architect known for integrating landscape and urbanism in public parks, plazas, and waterfronts worldwide. Over 35 years, he has completed more than 100 public spaces in New York City, including Hunter’s Point South Waterfront Park, Gantry Plaza Park, and Riverside Park South.
A recipient of ASLA’s Design Medal, his work is documented in the monographs Thomas Balsley: The Urban Landscape and Uncommon Ground, and widely published and exhibited. He lectures regularly at institutions including Harvard GSD and the University of Pennsylvania.
Thomas Balsley is a central figure in shaping contemporary public space in New York City, with a career spanning more than four decades. His work has focused on transforming post-industrial waterfronts into resilient and socially active public landscapes. His portfolio includes more than 100 projects, among them Hunter’s Point South Waterfront Park, Gantry Plaza State […]
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