julia molloy gallagher, AIA, LEED AP

Julia Molloy Gallagher founded the licensed architecture and design firm Julia Molloy Gallagher Architecture PLLC in Bushwick, Brooklyn in 2017 and in Hawthorne, California in 2023. 

Originally from Northern California, Julia earned her Bachelors of Arts from Barnard College and a Masters of Architecture from Columbia University in New York City. She then continued in academia by teaching architecture and interior design studios at the Graduate School of Architecture, Preservation and Planning at Columbia University, New York Institute of Technology, and the School for Constructed Environments at Parsons School of Design. The studio builds upon this academic experience, her vast international travel, long-time relationship with artists and contemporary art, and sees each creative project as an opportunity to provide education, pursue research, and empower her clients in seeing their vision through to completion.

JMGA’s approach to design is collaborative, inspiring, and energizing. Each project is unique and is based on the clients requirements and desires for how they want experience their home. Often designing from the inside out; the interior layout and curated living experiences guide the formation of sculptural volumes and carve out interior views to vistas beyond. Sketches, models, and renderings enable clients to discover and co-create with our studio.

Working directly onsite during many construction projects, our team has the professional know-how, project management savvy, and the right connections between landscapers, designers, craftsman, engineers, and specialty makers to bring great teams together to fulfill on projects that both look good and make you feel good. Impacting you, your family, your community, and the environment in a positive way.

We are currently open to taking on new construction, addition, and interior design commissions. JMGA is registered to practice Architecture in the State of California and New York. Molloy Gallagher is on the Board of Directors for AIA Los Angeles, and is the 2024-2025 California Representative for AIA LA.

Julia Molloy Gallagher, Principal, AIA, NOMA, LEED AP

Prior to establishing her own practice Gallagher worked with design firms in New York City, San Francisco, and Los Angeles including Rockwell Group, Spacesmith, Slade Architecture, Geddes Ulinskas Architects, and AUX Architecture with clients and collaborators including Gehry Partners, Adjaye Associates, TDIC in Abu Dhabi, Matel Brands, Absolute Art, L Brands, Overseas Building Operations with the US Department of State, National Park Services, the Kennedy Center, Harlem School of the Arts, Vista Del Mar Family Services, and various international artists, athletes, businesses, and individuals. Beyond design, Julia has management and community development experience working on a professional and academic projects in the non-profit sector with Van Alen Institute in NYC, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation in Abu Dhabi, the UN-founded Global Studio in Johannesburg, Urban Think Tank in Caracas, Venezuela, and the World Learning in Italy and West Africa. 

The office and its collaborative teams produce multidisciplinary work ranging from strategic planning, architecture design and construction, interior design, community workshops, and public art installations.  Across disciplines we specialize in curating engagement between governments, organizations, designers, and individuals to improve people’s experience in the places they visit, they live, and they love.  We focus on cultural, sustainable, and transformative environments that interface between historic spaces and the transient communities who create them.