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Sean Keller is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives in the College of Architecture at Illinois Institute of Technology. His expertise lies in modern and contemporary architectural history, focusing on the intersection of architecture and technology post-1945. He has authored Automatic Architecture: Motivating Form After Modernism and is completing a book on the 1972 Munich Olympics' architectural legacy, to be published by Yale University Press. His research has been supported by grants from the Andy Warhol Foundation and the Winterhouse Award.
He holds a B.A. and M.Arch. from Princeton University and a Ph.D. from Harvard University. Prior to Illinois Tech, he taught at Harvard, Yale, and the University of Chicago, where he was a fellow at the Neubauer Collegium and Franke Institute for the Humanities. He serves on the Graham Foundation's board.
Research Interests: Keller explores how technological advancements post-1945 reshaped architectural form and theory, blending historical analysis with critical discourse. His work critiques modernism's legacy and examines contemporary practices in design authorship, material systems, and urban interventions. Recent projects analyze the Munich Olympics as a case study in 1970s architectural experimentation.
Awards & Grants: Recipient of the 2012 Warhol Foundation Grant for Arts Writers, 2009 Winterhouse Award, and fellowships at the University of Chicago’s Neubauer Collegium (2016-18) and Franke Institute (2017). His writing appears in Parkett, Perspecta, and Artforum.
Advising & Leadership: As Associate Dean, he oversees strategic initiatives in academic innovation. Though no formal advisees are listed, his teaching and fellowship roles reflect mentorship in architectural theory and humanities.
Labs/Teams: Collaborates with interdisciplinary groups at the Graham Foundation and through his Munich Olympics research project. Engaged with Chicago’s architectural community through public lectures and exhibitions.
