For our June 2022 special feature on climate justice, RECORD spoke to changemakers in the field for a diverse array of perspectives on social justice and the climate emergency.

Justin Garrett Moore is an urban designer and planner whose work focuses on equity and inclusion through place-making initiatives and public space design. As executive director of the New York City Public Design Commission from 2016-2020, he led several projects focused on social equity and environmental sustainability, including the Greenpoint-Williamsburg Waterfront and Hunter's Point South. Currently the inaugural program officer at Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s Humanities in Place program, he oversees place-based initiatives that advance social justice in the built environment. Moore holds a master of architecture and master of science in urban design from Columbia University, where he is an adjunct professor of architecture.