Sam D. Panton

Founder, Terra Design and Samuel D Panton Landscape Design.
Designing places with purpose, memory, and meaning.

Blending European Sensibilities with American Landscapes

Sam D. Panton is a landscape architect with a background in engineering, architecture, and a lifelong passion for design. Having grown up in The Cotswold’s, England, where he was surrounded by rolling landscapes and historic towns, he was heavily influenced by his father, a career architect.

After receiving a degree in engineering, followed by a Masters Degree in Landscape Architecture, from Heriott Watt University, Edinburgh. Panton finally found his true passion in landscape design. With a rigorous technical education combined with a passion for design that emphasizes environmental and cultural tradition. Panton began his career in Glasgow, Scotland, on projects that explored and highlighted Scotland’s historic landscapes. Part of an urban redevelopment team at Land Use Consultants, Panton contributed to the revitalization of the Union Canal, linking Edinburgh and Glasgow. The project became a springboard for a series of connected developments, deepening his focus on urban regeneration and landscape infrastructure.

Panton made his way to Southampton, New York for a three-month design project six-acre estate in Fordune, Southampton. In 1999, Panton founded Terra Design with a vision to blend European sensibilities with American landscapes. He has designed and executed over sixty projects in the Hamptons, from Lily Pond Lane to Love Lady Park, Barrons Cove, Montauk Beach House, two properties in Boston in Brookline and Commonwealth Ave. Also working on a waterfront property in Savannah. Panton not only has a deep understanding and technical expertise in landscape design, but he has also developed over two decades of local experience in a highly specialized market with strict environmental standards.

Panton’s work is grounded in context, character, and creativity—drawing on history, ecology, and a belief that good design can shape not just spaces, but the way people live in them.