For this month’s partner spotlight, we are thrilled to introduce SCAPE, a New York City-based landscape architecture and urban design practice dedicated to creating positive change through design. Through innovative design, SCAPE fosters deeper connections between people and their environments, shaping landscapes that not only inspire but also serve as tools for education and sustainability. In this Q&A, Alexis Landes, Managing Principal and Partner at SCAPE, shares what excites her most about Runway Green and how the firm’s design approach supports the mission of preparing the next generation for careers in the green economy.

While some people spend their January making new resolutions for 2024, Runway Green’s Community Design Team was hard at work continuing a 2023 resolution: to discuss, research, and analyze the best models of education to inspire the seven-acre experiential learning campus coming to Floyd Bennett Field.

The National Park Service (NPS)—whose land Runway Green will be built upon—is a critical partner in this unprecedented opportunity to bring a learning ecosystem to Brooklyn’s backyard. We chatted with Jennifer Nersesian, Superintendent of the NPS’s Gateway National Recreation Area where Floyd Bennett Field sits.