Architect, adjunct professor, and dressage rider. Originally from Florida, living in Trier, Germany and working in Luxembourg at Saharchitects, https://saharchitects.lu and MUDEC Luxembourg.https://bsky.app/profile/stephdl.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephdl.bsky.social/post/3lo64ktnoak2uRethinking reuse. Thought provoking work to awaken our approach to demolition versus reuse in architecture. #affordablearchitecture #eartharchitecture [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2025 05:43 +0000at://did:plc:appa6z3rtbnerbqpcusky5x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo64ktnoak2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephdl.bsky.social/post/3lo63o4bkv22uGetting closer to a viable alternative to concrete? Home “grown” would save a lot of money and tons of CO2. #eartharchitecture #affordablearchitecture https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/30/science/fungi-bacteria-home-building-sustainable?cid=ios_app02 May 2025 05:27 +0000at://did:plc:appa6z3rtbnerbqpcusky5x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo63o4bkv22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephdl.bsky.social/post/3lmbn6lzldc2qClear 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 [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Apr 2025 04:28 +0000at://did:plc:appa6z3rtbnerbqpcusky5x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmbn6lzldc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephdl.bsky.social/post/3lmajr46edc2l“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 [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Apr 2025 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:appa6z3rtbnerbqpcusky5x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmajr46edc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephdl.bsky.social/post/3lmajddgrus2lI 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 https://oldenburger.horse24.com/de/auctions/details/103-elite-auktion-mit-14-sattelkoerung-10/lots/herzenswunsch-ge-473#07 Apr 2025 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:appa6z3rtbnerbqpcusky5x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmajddgrus2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephdl.bsky.social/post/3lm533dl2os2gI’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 https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/10/31/1106408/the-surprising-barrier-that-keeps-the-us-from-building-all-the-housing-we-need/06 Apr 2025 08:53 +0000at://did:plc:appa6z3rtbnerbqpcusky5x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm533dl2os2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/stephdl.bsky.social/post/3ljrq4ldqwc2eWe’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 https://wildhorsesonline.blm.gov07 Mar 2025 09:48 +0000at://did:plc:appa6z3rtbnerbqpcusky5x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljrq4ldqwc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/stephdl.bsky.social/post/3lizjmgh2x22qBetrayed First Zelensky, soon us? The United States’ radical renunciation of their allies25 Feb 2025 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:appa6z3rtbnerbqpcusky5x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lizjmgh2x22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephdl.bsky.social/post/3lhyuirpgyc2fThis is hilarious! 😆 Californians should go for it! 🇩🇰 https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/12/europe/danish-petition-purchase-california-scli-intl?cid=ios_app12 Feb 2025 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:appa6z3rtbnerbqpcusky5x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhyuirpgyc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephdl.bsky.social/post/3lhnteyyxas2zThis is how we should be protesting! Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke is amazing. https://youtu.be/25AUCNZKEnY?si=d96h77zYCp_Bagth08 Feb 2025 09:45 +0000at://did:plc:appa6z3rtbnerbqpcusky5x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhnteyyxas2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephdl.bsky.social/post/3lhnryskiss2iThat’s biophilic design at work! #eartharchitecture [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Feb 2025 09:20 +0000at://did:plc:appa6z3rtbnerbqpcusky5x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhnryskiss2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/stephdl.bsky.social/post/3lhavj6stvc2sHere 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 https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/02/economy/canada-tariffs-wood-lumber-housing?cid=ios_app03 Feb 2025 06:19 +0000at://did:plc:appa6z3rtbnerbqpcusky5x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhavj6stvc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/stephdl.bsky.social/post/3lh7mu3rlmk2yMy 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. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dei-diversity-equity-inclusion-corporate-programs/02 Feb 2025 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:appa6z3rtbnerbqpcusky5x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh7mu3rlmk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephdl.bsky.social/post/3lh7lxzgkds27How 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 [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Feb 2025 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:appa6z3rtbnerbqpcusky5x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh7lxzgkds27https://bsky.app/profile/stephdl.bsky.social/post/3lh6nzqehy22kThe Trump administration‘s move to bring down construction costs? 46% of our imported timber comes from Canada. Genius. 🤔🙄 #affordablearchitecture https://www.usitc.gov/research_and_analysis/tradeshifts/2021/forest [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Feb 2025 08:59 +0000at://did:plc:appa6z3rtbnerbqpcusky5x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh6nzqehy22khttps://bsky.app/profile/stephdl.bsky.social/post/3lh4aatnnhc26Circular timber construction and a social place to gather. Nice project! #eartharchitecture [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Feb 2025 09:47 +0000at://did:plc:appa6z3rtbnerbqpcusky5x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh4aatnnhc26https://bsky.app/profile/stephdl.bsky.social/post/3lgscichpf22oI’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 https://www.3dwasp.com/en/itaca-the-self-sufficient-and-eco-sustainable-3d-printed-house/28 Jan 2025 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:appa6z3rtbnerbqpcusky5x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgscichpf22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/stephdl.bsky.social/post/3lgpks34j7c2yReally nice adaptive reuse. #affordablearchitecture #eartharchitecture [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jan 2025 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:appa6z3rtbnerbqpcusky5x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgpks34j7c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephdl.bsky.social/post/3lgnqkxdqrc2fToo cute! #sporthorsebreeding [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Jan 2025 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:appa6z3rtbnerbqpcusky5x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgnqkxdqrc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephdl.bsky.social/post/3lgfajf7xm222#affordablearchitecture can’t get off the ground without initiatives like this! [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jan 2025 06:21 +0000at://did:plc:appa6z3rtbnerbqpcusky5x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgfajf7xm222https://bsky.app/profile/stephdl.bsky.social/post/3lgblr7eng224So 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 #miamiuniversity21 Jan 2025 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:appa6z3rtbnerbqpcusky5x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgblr7eng224https://bsky.app/profile/stephdl.bsky.social/post/3lgblb3yx2224Love these colors 🤎 #eartharchitecture #affordablearchitecture #architecture https://www.archdaily.com/1025929/2025-color-trends-in-architecture-embracing-earth-tones-and-vibrant-hues21 Jan 2025 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:appa6z3rtbnerbqpcusky5x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgblb3yx2224https://bsky.app/profile/stephdl.bsky.social/post/3lfyuncmhcs2rYep. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jan 2025 08:16 +0000at://did:plc:appa6z3rtbnerbqpcusky5x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfyuncmhcs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephdl.bsky.social/post/3lfyu3yyga22rOne 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. https://saharchitects.lu/portfolio-heffingen/ #eartharchitecture18 Jan 2025 08:07 +0000at://did:plc:appa6z3rtbnerbqpcusky5x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfyu3yyga22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephdl.bsky.social/post/3lfytofvxoc2rYay for Rilette! #sporthorses https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/17/europe/boar-rillette-french-court-scli-intl?cid=ios_app18 Jan 2025 07:59 +0000at://did:plc:appa6z3rtbnerbqpcusky5x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfytofvxoc2r