BLOGS
Form Follows Performance - Part 2
As we approach a future that demands radical rethinking of our built environment, performance in architecture must go beyond aesthetics. In this reflection, Dejan Simovic explores what it truly means for form to follow performance - balancing efficiency and flexibility in space, materials, energy, communication, time, and environmental impact.
With nearly 30 years in practice across three continents, he offers a candid critique of the architectural profession’s current state and a call to return to its roots: building with purpose, care, and integrity.
Better to Prevent Than to Treat
As apartment buildings across Australia face structural failures and plummeting property values, Dejan Simovic argues for a shift from reactive legal remedies to proactive prevention in the construction industry. Drawing from industry trends and cultural change over the past two decades, this post examines how poor design and rushed delivery have shaped today’s challenges, and why integrated, experienced teams are key to restoring trust in the built environment.
Kingsbridge Story
Inspired by a fictional town and a formative project in South Africa, Dejan Simovic reflects on the deeper meaning of architecture. What will today’s buildings say about our society tomorrow? This blog explores how stories, culture and built form are eternally intertwined, and why our architecture should speak beyond time.