2024 Class of Fellows, Cory Gallo, FASLA, Boston Chapter

Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
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Boston Chapter - Category: Knowledge

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Boston Chapter - Category: Knowledge

Cory Gallo is an innovative practitioner, scholar, and administrator who is a national leader in "learning through building." With numerous awards, influential publications, and student-built demonstration sites across Mississippi, Cory's "show don't tell" form of teaching and learning extends his impact beyond the classroom and provides tangible benefits to his students, colleagues, and communities. Building on the tradition of design/build studios in landscape architecture programs, Cory created a stand-alone course - the only one of its kind in the United States - where each student, using sustainable materials and methods, has ownership and responsibility for a portion of the in-situ projects. It has garnered much attention and many awards, including five from ASLA, three from ACSA, two from EPA, and over 20 regional design awards. The Smithsonian at the Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum added the documentation of a studio project to its permanent collection. Gallo has also received prestigious teaching awards from MSU and CELA. His effective leadership led to him being the first Landscape Architect to serve as an upper administrator at MSU, where he is part of a diverse administrative team responsible for nine academic units, four off-campus research and extension centers, 12 research stations/units located throughout the state, and over 3,000 graduate and undergraduate students. He continues to advocate for sustainable agriculture, healthy communities, and a robust landscape architecture program.