Richard Galehouse Collection
Content Description
This collection consists of architectural project reports created by Richard “Dick” Galehouse during his career as principal and senior planner at Sasaki, an integrated planning and design firm based in Boston. The collection also contains articles written by Galehouse, copies of his service projects for the Urban Land Institute, master plans, and lectures. Significant projects include University of South Carolina master plan, Georgia State University master plan, Southwood, Florida community urban design, the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Materials include lectures, articles, panel reports, conference presentations, master plans, schematics, environmental impact statements, technical memorandum, and and compact discs (CDs).
Dates
- Creation: 1965-2013
Creator
- Galehouse, Richard F. (Person)
- Sasaki, Hideo, 1919-2000 (Person)
- Sasaki Associates (Organization)
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Biographical / Historical
Richard Galehouse received a Bachelor of Architecture from Notre Dame and a Masters in City and Regional Planning from Harvard Graduate School of Design. Galehouse joined the planning firm Sasaki in 1961 where he served as principal and senior planner. Galehouses’ work is wide-ranging and he has contributed to projects focused on University planning, environmental sustainability, and urban regeneration.
Galehouse was instrumental in the development of the University of South Carolina masterplan and played a significant role in the development of the Presidio Trust Management plan in San Francisco. He was a key figure in the planning for the 1980 winter games in Lake Placid, NY, the 1984 summer games in Los Angeles, and the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Galehouse became involved with the Urban Land Institute in 1979 and is the author of the recent book The Power of the Plan, Building a University in Historic Columbia, South Carolina.
Extent
10.93 Linear Feet (8 record storage boxes, 1 flat box, 1 oversize folder, and digital files)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials donated to the University of Notre Dame by Richard “Dick” Galehouse on July 9, 2013.
- Title
- Richard Galehouse Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Morgan Wilson
- Date
- 2025 May 21
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Architecture Archives Repository
150 Walsh Family Hall of Architecture
Notre Dame IN 46556