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Burdette Keeland, Jr. (February 2, 1926 – May 26, 2000) was an American architect and professor from Houston whose work was admired by Philip Johnson. Predominantly a modernist, he designed several projects from the 1950s through the 1970s.
Keeland was born in 1926 in the town of Mart, Texas—just outside Waco, Texas, Waco. He served in the United States Army Air Forces, Army Air Forces during World War II. Keeland initially attended Texas A&M University and later enrolled at the University of Houston where he received a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1950. He returned to the University of Houston as a faculty member in 1954, but briefly left the university in order to attend Yale University and received a master's degree.
Keeland was an architecture professor at the University of Houston for over 40 years. He was also a member of the City of Houston's Planning Commission for over 30 years. He married Margaret Scott—a teacher who attended Rice University and University of Texas at Austin, The University of Texas. They had three girls and a boy. His son, Burdette Keeland III, lives in Houston and is a well known contractor.
Keeland died in January 2000. In his memory, the Hines College of Architecture, Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture at the University of Houston created the Burdette Keeland Jr Design Exploration Center.
Burdette Keeland Architectural Papers, 1926-2000
University of Houston Libraries
Burdette Keeland Architectural Drawings & Photographs
Special Collections, University of Houston Digital Library.
Interview with Burdette Keeland 1968
Special Collections, University of Houston Digital Library. Texas A&M University alumni University of Houston faculty University of Houston alumni 1926 births 2000 deaths Place of death missing United States Army Air Forces soldiers United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II 20th-century American architects {{US-architect-20C-stub
Burdette Keeland, Jr. (February 2, 1926 – May 26, 2000) was an American architect and professor from Houston whose work was admired by Philip Johnson. Predominantly a modernist, he designed several projects from the 1950s through the 1970s.
Keeland was born in 1926 in the town of Mart, Texas—just outside Waco, Texas, Waco. He served in the United States Army Air Forces, Army Air Forces during World War II. Keeland initially attended Texas A&M University and later enrolled at the University of Houston where he received a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1950. He returned to the University of Houston as a faculty member in 1954, but briefly left the university in order to attend Yale University and received a master's degree.
Keeland was an architecture professor at the University of Houston for over 40 years. He was also a member of the City of Houston's Planning Commission for over 30 years. He married Margaret Scott—a teacher who attended Rice University and University of Texas at Austin, The University of Texas. They had three girls and a boy. His son, Burdette Keeland III, lives in Houston and is a well known contractor.
Keeland died in January 2000. In his memory, the Hines College of Architecture, Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture at the University of Houston created the Burdette Keeland Jr Design Exploration Center.
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Burdette Keeland Architectural Papers, 1926-2000
University of Houston Libraries
Burdette Keeland Architectural Drawings & Photographs
Special Collections, University of Houston Digital Library.
Interview with Burdette Keeland 1968
Special Collections, University of Houston Digital Library. Texas A&M University alumni University of Houston faculty University of Houston alumni 1926 births 2000 deaths Place of death missing United States Army Air Forces soldiers United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II 20th-century American architects {{US-architect-20C-stub