Kevin Rosales ’26, Architecture

Kevin Rosales ’26

Major

Architecture

Project Title

The Meadowlands: a National Climate Park

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My project is a continuation of work done in recent by several other colleagues. My goal was to identity what would be the “gateway parks” to a hypothetical climate park established in the Meadowlands, New Jersey, which neighbors Manhattan. Throughout this project, our team made several maps and plans displaying the locations of the individual parks found around each of the 14 municipalities which make up the Meadowlands. Additionally, we wrote extensively, justifying why certain parks have the potential to become “gateway parks” for the climate park, and made several models to best represent the potential of these parks. To inform our work, we visited these sites while taking notes and photos for an interactive and first person look. This internship taught me primarily how to work in a team, both in splitting up work and sharing creative visions, and how to run commonly used software such as Illustrator and GIS. After completing this project, I feel well prepared to undertake future research projects and I look forward to performing my own independent work as a junior and senior.

* This internship is connected to the HMEI Water Grand Challenges project, “The Meadowlands: a National Climate Park.