Hideo Sasaki: A Legacy of Collaborative Design - by Richard F Galehouse (Paperback)

About the Book

Hideo Sasaki was one of the most consequential designers and educators of the twentieth century. Author Richard Galehouse, first a student and later a partner of Hideo, traces the development of the Sasaki professional practice in the early decades of the 1960s and 1970s. Through selected case studies Galehouse illustrates the legacy of design collaboration that Hideo endowed to Sasaki, as it lives on today.

Book Synopsis

Hideo Sasaki was one of the most consequential designers and educators of the twentieth century. His legacy lies in bringing the design professions of landscape architecture together with the other planning and design disciplines in his teaching at the Harvard Graduate School of Design and the professional practice that he founded, Sasaki.

The author, Richard Galehouse, first a student and later a partner of Hideo, traces the development of the Sasaki professional practice in the early decades of the 1960s and 1970s. Through selected case studies Galehouse illustrates the legacy of design collaboration that Hideo endowed to his professional practice, Sasaki, as it lives on today.

In a distinguishing feature of the book, Mr. Sasaki speaks directly to the reader through excerpts from the long interview that the author carried out with Hideo Sasaki five years after Hideo's retirement.

All book proceeds support the Hideo Sasaki Foundation's mission of equity in design.

Review Quotes

"Hideo Sasaki: A Legacy of Collaborative Design is an insightful look into the philosophy and perspectives behind an important modern designer and the firm that bears his name. The excerpts of the interview between Richard Galehouse and Hideo Sasaki give a first-hand perspective on contemporary issues of the 1950s to the 1980s and offer a unique insight into how collaborative design was affected at Sasaki. The book not only carries on Hideo's legacy through storytelling but also through its support of the Hideo Sasaki Foundation and the nonprofit's mission to advance equity in design."―Jennifer Lawrence, Executive Director, Hideo Sasaki Foundation

About the Author

Richard Galehouse, Sasaki principal emeritus, received his architectural degree from the University of Notre Dame and Masters in Urban Design from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He joined Sasaki Associates in 1961. As a principal he had a leadership role in developing the planning and urban design discipline within Sasaki's practice. His project work, writing for publication, speaking, and public service focused on the urban design of new communities, urban regeneration, the environment, and higher education.
David Hirzel, Sasaki principal emeritus, is a planner and urban designer who joined Sasaki in 1969 and served as principal in charge for several award-winning Sasaki projects. His professional practice has included planning and design for districts, mixed-use centers, urban waterfronts, new and historic communities, brownfields sites, military facilities, and institutional campuses.