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Diagram of Sunlight Orientation

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Description: A diagram of a living room section in an architectural drawing showing sunlight angles during different times of the year.
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Architectural Rendering of the Cahn House

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Description: An architectural drawing of a house and swimming pool commissioned by B.J. Cahn of Lake Forest, Illinois.
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House Under Construction

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Description: Exterior view of Keck and Keck's "Crystal House" on display at the 1934 World's Fair in Chicago, Illinois.
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Prairie Court Housing Development

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Description: Exterior view of the Prairie Court Housing Development, located at 26th and South Parkway in Chicago. This 14 story apartment building was designed by Kec...
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The Sun Is His Furnace

Date: 10 1943
Description: A page from "The American Magazine" featuring the architect, George Fred Keck. He is shown with an architectural model of a "solar" home.
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Light through Venetian Blinds

Date: 1937
Description: Interior view of the windows designed for the Keck-Gottschalk apartment building. The windows are angled open and the sun is shining through the exterior V...
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Altgeld Gardens

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Description: Altgeld Gardens Commercial Center was designed by George Fred and William Keck as Project #317 in 1946. This shopping center was associated with Altgeld Ga...
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Altgeld Gardens

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Description: Altgeld Gardens Commercial Center was designed by George Fred and William Keck as Project #317 in 1946. This shopping center was associated with Altgeld Ga...
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Chicago Housing Authority Prairie Ave Courts

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Description: The Chicago Housing Authority's Prairie Avenue Court public house project was designed by the architectural firm Keck and Keck as Project #410 in 1950. The...
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Chicago Housing Authority Prairie Ave Courts

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Description: The Chicago Housing Authority's Prairie Avenue Court public house project was designed by the architectural firm Keck and Keck as Project #410 in 1950. The...
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Chicago Housing Authority Prairie Avenue Courts

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Description: The Chicago Housing Authority's Prairie Avenue Court public house project was designed by the architectural firm Keck and Keck as Project #410 in 1950. The...
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Chicago Child Care Society

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Description: Chicago Child Care Society designed by the architectural firm Keck and Keck as Project #617 in 1963. This building was three stories built on stilts. The C...
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Chicago Child Care Society

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Description: Chicago Child Care Society designed by the architectural firm Keck and Keck as Project #617 in 1963. This building was three stories built on stilts. This ...
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Chicago Child Care Society

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Description: Chicago Child Care Society designed by the architectural firm Keck and Keck as Project #617 in 1963. This building was three stories built above grade. The...
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Chicago Child Care Society

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Description: Chicago Child Care Society designed by the architectural firm Keck and Keck as Project #617 in 1963. This building was three stories built above grade. The...
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Crystal House — Century of Progress

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Description: The Crystal House was Keck and Keck Project #183 in 1934. This project was done for the second year of the Chicago World's Fair, named The Century of Progr...
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Crystal House — Century of Progress

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Description: The Crystal House was Keck and Keck Project #183 in 1934. This project was done for the second year of the Chicago World's Fair, named The Century of Progr...
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Crystal House — Century of Progress

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Description: The Crystal House was Keck and Keck Project #183 in 1934. This project was done for the second year of the Chicago World's Fair, named "The Century of Prog...
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Crystal House — Century of Progress

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Description: The Crystal House was Keck and Keck Project #183 in 1934. This project was done for the second year of the Chicago World's Fair, named "The Century of Prog...
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Crystal House — Century of Progress

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Description: The Crystal House was Keck and Keck Project #183 in 1934. This project was done for the second year of the Chicago World's Fair, named "The Century of Prog...

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