Architecture out of balance | Keith Simon | TEDxUTAustin

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Architecture today often mirrors fast fashion – designed quickly, consumed rapidly, and discarded without reflection. In Architecture Out of Balance, architect and professor Keith Simon challenges this cycle, urging a shift toward performance-driven design that prioritizes longevity, sustainability, and human experience. Rather than demolishing and rebuilding at speed, this talk calls for a more thoughtful approach; one that values adaptation, environmental responsibility, and the emotional impact of the space we inhabit. By rethinking what makes architecture meaningful, Keith invites designers to restore balance – creating buildings that not only function efficiently, but also endure, connect, and enrich our lives over time. Keith Simon is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA), adjunct faculty at the UT School of Architecture, a building enclosure consultant at Salas O’Brien, and a believer in interdisciplinary continuing education having co-organized over 200 indu

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