Bill Keene has for many years lectured in architecture and urban studies
specializing in the history of architecture in the United States with a
special interest in the work of Frank Lloyd Wright. Bill for several
years taught in an urban studies program at the University of Southern
California, and he also taught urban history at Pepperdine University.
Beginning a decade ago, Bill began developing and presenting tours and
lectures dealing with architecture, infrastructure, sustainability,
and design for the Smithsonian Associates. He has also presented lectures,
seminars and tours at the National Building Museum, the Oasis Institute,
the North American Festival of Wales and other groups and institutions.
His efforts have examined the life and work of Philip Johnson, the importance
and evolution of the L’Enfant plan for Washington DC, the life and work of
Montgomery Meigs (including a lecture filmed by C-SPAN). Bill has a special
interest in and developed several lectures and tours on Frank Lloyd Wright
including two day-long seminars on Wright at the Smithsonian and three Wright
seminars at North American Festival of Wales. Other tours have dealt with a
wide range of topics including: several multi-day tours of Frank Lloyd Write
buildings in Chicago, Madison, Buffalo, and Pennsylvania; the history of the
National Mall; infrastructure; country houses in England and the United States;
modern architecture at Yale, the High Line, the Cooper Hewitt; midcentury
modern architecture; urban farming and sustainability; and the history of
architecture in America. Bill has a keen interest in all eras and phases of
architecture from ancient times to cutting edge contemporary projects, from
vernacular architecture to green buildings and the built environment in general.
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