Ep.86 If Not Now, When? (Keenan Smith-Architect, Adjunct Associate Professor at UT and Principal of City Lights Design Alliance)

Monologue:

• Historic Sites in TX
• Record Breaking Heat?
• Safer Community Act
• Constable Ron Hood retires/Ben Gieselman runs for vacancy
• In memory of Hailey Hodsden

Guest:
Keenan E. Smith, AIA is the Founding Principal of City Lights Design Alliance- a multidisciplinary, collaborative, client-oriented design practice in Dripping Springs, Texas. The practice focuses on the thoughtful making and integration of Architecture, Urban Design, and Community Planning at a wide range of scales- from the House to the Region. Prior to establishing City Lights Design in 1990, Keenan was Manager of Urban Planning and Design for the Irvine Company in Orange County, California.  There, he had development planning and urban design responsibilities for projects of up to 8,000 dwelling units.  Returning to Texas in 2000, he designed and built the family homestead and a studio in Dripping Springs.  Keenan has worked around the world from Austin to Southern California to Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and Dubai, UAE offices. Keenan has been a Registered Architect since 1983 and is an active member of the American Institute of Architects and the Congress for the New Urbanism.

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