Brett holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania's Penn Design program and has spent the past twelve years working at the intersection of design, ecology, and place. Her early career was shaped by large-scale, high-profile work at !melk, where she contributed to projects including Zil Park in Moscow, the reimagining of the Monte Carlo as the Park MGM in Las Vegas, and the landscape design for 30th Street Station in Philadelphia — work that demanded both design rigor and the ability to navigate complex, multi-stakeholder environments.

That foundation in large-scale design was followed by a period of deliberate breadth. She led the design of an RV park in the Arizona desert — a project that deepened her understanding of arid landscapes and site-sensitive design far from the urban contexts she knew. At Tilly, she managed a team of a dozen residential landscape designers working across the US and Canada, developing a fluency in the full range of residential design challenges and client relationships. As Design Director at Bower & Branch, she brought that same sensibility to a leadership role focused on design quality and creative direction.

Tract Workshop grew out of a desire to practice differently — with fewer projects, more attention, and a direct relationship between designer and place. Brett leads every project personally, from the first site visit through final construction. The result is work that reflects a single, coherent design intelligence rather than the output of a production process.

Brett's approach to design is informed by a life spent looking carefully at the world. A background in both finance and the visual arts gives her work an unusual combination of analytical rigor and aesthetic precision. She is an avid traveler, drawn to landscapes and built environments far outside her own context, and a practicing ceramicist — a discipline that has sharpened her attention to material, texture, and the tactile qualities that make a space feel alive. Her own Brooklyn garden is a constantly evolving design experiment, equal parts laboratory and obsession.

She is particularly drawn to the challenge of designing spaces that are simultaneously beautiful, ecologically grounded, and deeply livable — landscapes that feel like they have always belonged to the land they sit on, and to the families who live within them.