Rethinking reuse. Thought provoking work to awaken our approach to demolition versus reuse in architecture. #affordablearchitecture #eartharchitecture

Studio OFFBEAT | Art meets sustainable architecture@studio-offbeat.bsky.social · last yr.

Many thanks to @journal-a.com for the opportunity to share my thoughts and career on their blog! In my post, I talk about my artistic approach, the influence of architecture on my work and how we can use existing space and materials in a more sustainable way. #Art #Architecture #JournalA

Getting closer to a viable alternative to concrete? Home “grown” would save a lot of money and tons of CO2. #eartharchitecture #affordablearchitecture www.cnn.com/2025/04/30/s...

Fungi and bacteria could be used to build homes one day, new study suggests | CNN

Researchers in Montana say they have found a way to turn fungus into a brick, which could eventually offer a more sustainable cement alternative.

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Clear cutting protected forests to make up for the 30% of timber the US normally gets from Canada? This is NOT sustainable in any meaning of the word. The deranged lunatic is destroying everything. #eartharchitecture #affordablearchitecture

The Seattle Times@seattletimes-rss.bsky.social · last yr.

More details surface in Trump administration plan to cut national forests

Fear has a way of being contagious. But courage is also contagious.

“The only thing that might truly be sufficient is a massive investment at every level of government in social housing.” Guess that’s not happening anytime soon. 😣 #affordablearchitecture

Mike Eliason@holz-bau.bsky.social · last yr.

'I hesitate to enter directly into debates over market-rate housing & zoning reform & tenant rights & rent control. My own view is we need everything like that... something fundamental has to change in how we approach housing in America.' - @brian-goldstone.bsky.social www.vox.com/homelessness...

Boycotting the grocery store until they start buying an equivalent volume of groceries from me

I have been in awe of this horse. He qualified for the Bundeschampionate last year and will be in the Elite Oldenburg auction this weekend! Bred by my friend Markus Keuper who has lots of great young horses! Check out the videos! #sporthorses #dressage oldenburger.horse24.com/de/auctions/...

Herzenswunsch GE by Helium/T. / Sir Donnerhall I | OLDENBURGER PFERDEVERMARKTUNGS GMBH

Großgewachsener Edelmann, bereits weit gefördert

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what a visual

I’ve been inactive here for a while. Just been in shell shock I guess. Our biggest economic problem has been the cost of housing. How are these tariffs helping that?! Here is a good article from MIT about what we need. #affordablearchitecture www.technologyreview.com/2024/10/31/1...

The surprising barrier that keeps us from building the housing we need

Sure, there's too much red tape, but there is another reason building anything is so expensive: the construction industry's "awful" productivity.

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We’ve been hearing that the federal workers purge has also hit the wild Mustang holding areas and adoption programs hard. Project 2025 calls for the euthanasia of all wild Mustangs. I can’t imagine this really happening, but I think we need answers now. #sporthorses wildhorsesonline.blm.gov

Anyone who has been in an abusive relationship recognizes the tactics of bullying, humiliation, and gaslighting that this administration engages in. It can be really difficult to watch it. Remember to take care of yourself.

Betrayed First Zelensky, soon us? The United States’ radical renunciation of their allies

This is hilarious! 😆 Californians should go for it! 🇩🇰 www.cnn.com/2025/02/12/e...

Danish petition to buy California attracts hundreds of thousands of signatures | CNN

A satirical petition ostensibly aiming to crowdfund a trillion dollars to allow Denmark to buy California has received more than 200,000 signatures.

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This is how we should be protesting! Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke is amazing. youtu.be/25AUCNZKEnY?...

Lawmakers use haka to protest in New Zealand's parliament

YouTube video by Associated Press

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That’s biophilic design at work! #eartharchitecture

Philip Oldfield@sustainabletall.bsky.social · last yr.

I would be so damn calm if I worked here!! Mass timber office for the Toronto and Regional Conservation Authority By Bucholz McEvoy and ZAS Architects

Here is the full breakdown of the impacts on housing. 30% of our overall timber comes from Canada and a lot of gypsum and lime from Mexico. What an idiot. 🙄 #affordablearchitecture #eartharchitecture www.cnn.com/2025/02/02/e...

Trump says America has ‘all the trees’ it needs. But fixing the housing crisis may mean depending on Canadian wood | CNN Business

President Donald Trump has frequently quipped that “we don’t need” products from Canada.

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My colleagues are contacted regularly by recruiters. I never am. Why? Because I‘m over 50 (ageism is rampant in Europe). DEI doesn’t mean I would automatically be hired because of my age. It just means employers would know I exist and find out how qualified I am. www.cbsnews.com/news/dei-div...

What has DEI — diversity, equity and inclusion — done for U.S. workers and employers?

President Trump has painted a bullseye on diversity, equity and inclusion. But what exactly is DEI, and what has it achieved?

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How unbelievably stupid can you be? Was making sure you never have energy efficiency regulations and have to put even one inch of insulation on a building really worth it? #eartharchitecture #affordablearchitecture

Push The Needle@pushtheneedle.bsky.social · 2y ago

82% of their political donations went to Republicans. You guys paid for this

The Trump administration‘s move to bring down construction costs? 46% of our imported timber comes from Canada. Genius. 🤔🙄 #affordablearchitecture www.usitc.gov/research_and...

Luke LeBrun@lukelebrun.ca · 2y ago

Canada’s biggest labour organization is calling on the federal government turn off the taps, “cutting US access to critical Canadian resources—including electricity, lumber, critical minerals, oil, and gas—until the tariffs are lifted” 75% of Canadians support restricting US access to our resources

Circular timber construction and a social place to gather. Nice project! #eartharchitecture

Philip Oldfield@sustainabletall.bsky.social · 2y ago

Mixed use community centre, made of timber. It is expected to serve the community for two to four years before being disassembled and redeployed elsewhere. By Adjaye Associates www.designboom.com/architecture...

I’m very curious to see the final result of this 3D printed eco-house currently under construction in Italy. The printed material is clay sourced from the building site supported by a wood structure. #eartharchitecture #affordablearchitecture www.3dwasp.com/en/itaca-the...

Itaca: a self-sufficient and eco-sustainable 3D printed house

WASP unveils Itaca: a self-sufficient and eco-sustainable 3D printed house that makes use of the most advanced technologies in Space Economy.

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Really nice adaptive reuse. #affordablearchitecture #eartharchitecture

Philip Oldfield@sustainabletall.bsky.social · 2y ago

Before After Adaptive reuse of a 1980’s office building to create 55 social housing apartments in Paris By Tolila + Gilliland Atelier. A thread 🧵

These women didn’t sit down, stay quiet, or ask for permission—they broke the rules and changed the world. Role models. We should add Bishop Mariann Budde to the list.

Too cute! #sporthorsebreeding

Wynsom Welsh@wynsomwelsh.bsky.social · 2y ago

Cold morning make for spazzy babies! #Welsh #welshpony #foal #foalingseason #palomino #filly #wpcsa

#affordablearchitecture can’t get off the ground without initiatives like this!

Mason Thompson@masonthompson.bsky.social · 2y ago

Get on my lawn

So this past fall semester, I wrapped up my tenth year of teaching for the School of Architecture at Miami University’s study abroad center in Luxembourg. It’s been an incredible journey! #eartharchitecture #affordablearchitecture #mudec #miamiuniversity

Love these colors 🤎 #eartharchitecture #affordablearchitecture #architecture www.archdaily.com/1025929/2025...

2025 Color Trends in Architecture: Embracing Earth Tones and Vibrant Hues

Discover the 2025 Color Trends in Architecture: Embrace earth tones and vibrant palettes for modern, tranquil spaces.

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Yep.

TheA.rtist@thea-rtist.bsky.social · 2y ago

"The forecast temperature is just a few degrees colder than Obama's 2008 inauguration (28º) which was held outside. It would make the MAGA crowd really mad if the narrative around this becomes that Trump is too weak to handle the cold," ~ Dr. Jen Golbeck. Too old & too soft.

One of my favorite projects of our firm designed by Sahar and Henri Neuman, a master carpenter in Luxembourg. Using French high altitude Larch from about an hour away along with local spruce and pine, he carefully crafted it over 6 years. saharchitects.lu/portfolio-he... #eartharchitecture

Yay for Rilette! #sporthorses www.cnn.com/2025/01/17/e...

Adopted wild boar threatened with euthanasia can stay with owner, court rules | CNN

A wild boar adopted by a French horse breeder can remain with her owner, a court ruled on Thursday, after threats by authorities to remove and even euthanize her triggered a storm of protest.

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