Arthur Gallion (June 30, 1902 – July 18, 1978) was an American architect. He was the dean of architecture at the University of Southern California from 1945 to 1964. His co-authored The Urban Pattern: City Planning and Design "became the standard textbook in the field".
Arthur Gallion was born on June 30, 1902, in Chicago, Illinois.[1][2] He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in architecture from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1924.[2] He won a Steedman Fellowship to travel in Europe in 1927–1928,[2] during which time he attended the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France.[1]
Gallion began his career as an architect in Urbana, Illinois.[2] He worked for the Public Works Administration in Washington, D.C., from 1934 to 1936.[1][2] He then moved his practice to Oakland, California, where he designed houses until 1945.[2] During World War II, he also designed projects for the federal government.[2]
Gallion served as the dean of architecture at the University of Southern California from 1945 to 1964.[2] During his tenure, he founded the department of industrial design, chaired by Raymond Loewy.[1] He served on the Los Angeles City Regional Planning Unit shortly after World War II.[1] In 1951, he co-authored a book on urban design with Simon Eisner; it "became the standard textbook in the field".[1] He became a fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 1957.[2]
