About
Keefer Dunn is a licensed architect based in Chicago, Illinois. He is a sole practitioner and an Associate Professor, Adjunct at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and the former host of a radio show about architecture and politics called Buildings on Air.
Services
Your Neighborhood Architect. My greatest joy is bringing a thoughtfulness and passion about architecture to bear for clients embedded in their communities. My practice set up to be a resource for everything from simple consultations through to extensive renovations, additions and new constructions. No budget or project is too small — although a few might be too large (let me be the judge)! Professional fees and fee structure depend on the project scope, scale, and complexity. Inquire via email or phone.
A Critical Eye. If you are a firm principle or project leader with a project at a conceptual crossroads I may be able to help. As a practicing architect with a strong working knowledge of permitting, technical design, buildings science, and architectural theory I am able to provide a support and recommendations at the intersection of the technical, the creative, and the discursive.
A Helping Hand. Are you an architect in need of a ringer? As a licensed architect with experience across multiple scales and project types, I am in a unique position to provide qualified assistance at any project phase to other professionals on an as-needed basis, including permitting and architect-of-record services.
Collaborators
Even as a sole practitioner, architectural work always requires collaboration. Thanks to my former business partner Ferdinand Kuznik, with whom I worked under the Pigeon Studio name. And a big thank you to past collaborators Olive Ouyang, Daham Marapane, and Viridiana Trejo Vargas for providing design support on projects!
Beyond Practice
Outside of his work as a practicing architect Keefer is involved with a variety of activist causes in architecture and community organizing efforts local to Chicago. He frequently writes on the intersection of politics and architecture.
