Writer on architecture and urbanism whose work appeared in publications like Architectural Record and the New York Herald Tribune. Gutheim often served in an advisory capacity in Washington, DC. From 1952 to 1957, he served on the National Capital Regional Planning Council. From 1958 to 1960, Gutheim was the staff director of the Joint Congressional Committee on Washington Metropolitan Problems. From 1960 to 1965, he was the president of the Washington Center for Metropolitan Studies, an urban think tank. Gutheim authored numerous books including "Houses for Family Living (1948) and a monograph on Alvar Aalto (1960).