Arthur Gallion (June 30, 1902 – July 18, 1978) was an American architect. He was the dean of architecture at the

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from 1945 to 1964. His co-authored ''The Urban Pattern: City Planning and Design'' "became the standard textbook in the field".

Early life

Arthur Gallion was born on June 30, 1902, in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in architecture from the

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in 1924. He won a Steedman Fellowship to travel in Europe in 1927–1928, during which time he attended the

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in Paris, France.

Career

Gallion began his career as an architect in

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. He worked for the

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in Washington, D.C., from 1934 to 1936. He then moved his practice to

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, where he designed houses until 1945. During World War II, he also designed projects for the federal government. Gallion served as the dean of architecture at the

from 1945 to 1964. During his tenure, he founded the department of industrial design, chaired by

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. He served on the Los Angeles City Regional Planning Unit shortly after World War II. In 1951, he co-authored a book on

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with Simon Eisner; it "became the standard textbook in the field". He became a fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 1957. Gallion designed the Raymond Joseph Sedlachek in Sherman Oaks. With fellow architects

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and Raphael Soriano, he designed the San Pedro Community Hospital at 1300 West 7th Street in

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in 1958-1960.

Death

Gallion died on July 18, 1978.

Works

References

1902 births 1978 deaths Architects from Chicago University of Illinois School of Architecture alumni American alumni of the École des Beaux-Arts 20th-century American architects University of Southern California faculty Fellows of the American Institute of Architects {{US-architect-stub