David Hollenberg

Biography

David Hollenberg has served as University Architect since June 2006. In this role he is responsible for oversight of the design of the physical development and preservation of the University of Pennsylvania campus, supervising a staff of 18, including the Principal Planner, the University Landscape Architect, the Principal Planning Engineer, and the Environmental Sustainability Coordinator.

Prior to this position, he worked from 1992 to 2006 for the National Park Service. Serving as Associate Regional Director for Design, Construction and Facility Management, he was responsible for the major programs and services affecting all National Park Service structures in the thirteen-state Northeast Region, and supervised a staff of 35-40 in four divisions: Architectural Preservation, Development, Engineering, and Facility Management. He had primary responsibility for implementation of the Independence National Historical Park General Management Plan, which involved planning approximately $320 million in design and construction involving four new buildings and three blocks of new public open space.

From 1975-2002, he was with John Milner Associates, an architecture and historic preservation firm headquartered in West Chester PA. As Vice President and Director, Department of Architecture, he directed, a wide variety of projects involving the documentation, restoration and reuse of major architectural landmarks including, in Philadelphia, the Fairmount Water Works, Alden Park Apartments, Lit Brothers Department Store, and the John Wanamaker Building,.

David received his M. Arch from Penn in 1975 and is a registered architect in Pennsylvania. He has taught in the School of Design for 20 years, in the Historic Preservation Department; he currently teaches a course entitled "Preservation Through Public Policy."