Thomas Adams (10 September 1871 – 24 March 1940) was a British architect who was a pioneer of urban planning in the UK and Canada.
Adams became a designer of low-density residential developments that were commonly referred to as "garden suburbs."
In 1914, he was invited to Canada to work for the Commission of Conservation to provide better housing for the growing population of industrial cities.
In 1932, he was asked by Massachusetts Institute of Technology architect William Emerson to design a city planning curriculum for the university.
[2] He took an active role in creating planning institutions in Great Britain, Canada and the United States.