After receiving his MLA at the University of Colorado- Denver, Gale practiced landscape architecture and urban design at the design firm Civitas in Denver, CO. Prior to arriving at the University of Illinois in 2007, he taught landscape architecture and urbanism at The University of Adelaide, South Australia, and The Pennsylvania State University. His teaching focuses on contemporary design theory and technique with an emphasis on urbanism, ecology, and disciplinarity. He has published in numerous journals including Monu, Landscape India, Kerb, Landscape Journal, Landscape Review, and Landscape Architecture Magazine. In collaboration with Aptum Architecture, he has received awards in several design competitions including Network Reset (2nd place, Chicago, IL), 10UP (3rd place, Atlanta, GA), and the Gowanus Lowline (2nd place, Brooklyn, NY).