John Andrew Gallery

John Andrew Gallery has worked closely with Edmund Bacon in a variety of roles since 1964. He is currently Executive Director of the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia, and is a Partner at Urban Partners. He sits on the board of YouthBuild Charter School, an institution he helped establish. Previously, Mr. Gallery created the Philadelphia Office of Housing and Community Development and served as its first Director. He has taught at the University of Pennsylvania Fells Center, Harvard University, and University of Texas at Austin. He was Coordinator and Vice President of Development, as well as Consultant to the Mayor, on the Philadelphia Bicentennial Corporation, and was the Senior Urban Designer at the Philadelphia City Planning Commission responsible for the final design of Market East. Mr. Gallery sits on a number of other boards and has published several architectural guides as well as countless articles.