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Stephanie Law @stephdl.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

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

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Stephanie Law @stephdl.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

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

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Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 07/04/2025

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

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Stephanie Law @stephdl.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

“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

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dave @gloomfather.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

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

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Stephanie Law @stephdl.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

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/...

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

Großgewachsener Edelmann, bereits weit gefördert

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Stephanie Law @stephdl.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

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...

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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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Stephanie Law @stephdl.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

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

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Wild Horse and Burro Online Corral - HomeLock

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Sarah Goodyear @sgoodyear.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

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.

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Stephanie Law @stephdl.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

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

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Stephanie Law @stephdl.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

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

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Lawmakers use haka to protest in New Zealand's parliament

YouTube video by Associated Press

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Stephanie Law @stephdl.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

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...

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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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Stephanie Law @stephdl.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

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

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Stephanie Law @stephdl.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

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...

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Stephanie Law @stephdl.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

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

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Stephanie Law @stephdl.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

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...

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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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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 27/01/2025

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.

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Stephanie Law @stephdl.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

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

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Stephanie Law @stephdl.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

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

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Stephanie Law @stephdl.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

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

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Stephanie Law @stephdl.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

I’m curious if anyone has had an experience with these homes. They wouldn’t fit on most sites in Luxembourg, and I doubt they would pass our building regulations. They also look very expensive. Anyone know them? #affordablearchitecture #eartharchitecture

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Stephanie Law @stephdl.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Many climate activists protest things such as flying, but the airline industry only produces 2% of global emissions. Compare that to the 37% coming from the building industry. Concrete production alone is 7-8%. Changing how we build can have a huge impact. #eartharchitecture

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Stephanie Law @stephdl.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

In Luxembourg, we will be required to report the embodied CO2 of the buildings we design in 2028. But there are still debates. Should we assume all of the carbon locked in the wood structure will be released at the end of the building’s life? #eartharchitecture www.istructe.org/resources/bl...

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Mass timber embodied carbon factors - The Institution of Structural Engineers

Arup has conducted a review of European manufacturers’ CLT and glulam Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). The review demonstrates that the currently adopted industry average carbon factors for ...

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Stephanie Law @stephdl.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Forestry knowledge is for sure a must for understanding how to build with timber. #eartharchitecture #greenbuilding

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Stephanie Law @stephdl.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Our competition winning glamping cabin affectionately called „Den Tiermchen“. We worked tirelessly with innovative engineers to lower the embodied carbon and make it modular with circular construction techniques. #eartharchitecture #circularconstruction saharchitects.lu/portfolio-gl...

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Portfolio Glamping Cabin - Saharchitects

Our winning design for a glamping cabin for Luxembourg! Ecological, circular, off-grid capable, and a wonderful atmosphere to camp in.

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Stephanie Law @stephdl.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

What if we could build inspiring houses for less than $5000 from locally sourced clay? High tech meets ancient wisdom. #affordablearchitecture #biophilicarchitecture #eartharchitecture youtu.be/4MLJs1KRa0Y?...

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Wasp 3D-prints eco-homes from local raw earth for $1K

YouTube video by Kirsten Dirksen

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Stephanie Law @stephdl.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

I would like to create a new feed for architecture dedicated to low embodied carbon, innovative ecological materials such as rammed earth, 3D clay printing, timber, etc. What should we call it and which hashtags should I include? Share your ideas! 🍀🌿🌱

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Stephanie Law @stephdl.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

A great article about how architects can imagine thriving in a world where we build less and challenge building at all. I just gave my students a low carbon (and lower costs)/circular construction lecture last week, so I‘ll for sure share this with them. #affordablearchitecture

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Stephanie Law @stephdl.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Sahar Azari (front right), myself (next to Sahar), our team at Saharchitects and our partners celebrating acquiring an affordable housing project in Luxembourg. A challenge we are looking forward to working on! #affordablearchitecture

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Stephanie Law @stephdl.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

It was nice to forget about the worries of the world for a little while and just hang around with my two year old stallion, Estival. Incredible weather for November in Germany! #sporthorses #sporthorsebreeding

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Stephanie Law @stephdl.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

I’ve been avoiding the “blame game” because I’m just not ready for it, but this professor is brilliantly insightful about what just happened. “Trump played identity politics like a fiddle.” youtu.be/nno64FGj8d0?...

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Tressie McMillan Cottom - Identity Politics and the 2024 Election | The Daily Show

YouTube video by The Daily Show

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Stephanie Law @stephdl.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Architects, engineers and contractors can do what we can to create affordable yet inspiring homes, but we can’t control the banks. An interesting study showing how banking deregulation has led to a boom and bust real estate market. #affordablearchitecture papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Holes in the Dike: The Global Savings Glut, U.S. House Prices and the Long Shadow of Banking Deregulation

We show how capital inflows into and financial deregulation within the United States interacted in driving the recent boom and bust in U.S. housing prices. Inte

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Stephanie Law @stephdl.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Sticking to my principles and moving forward, I want to share this ongoing research project called “Build Simply” (Einfach Bauen) from the Technical University of Munich. Reducing complexity and therefore costs and greenhouse gas emissions. #affordablearchitecture youtu.be/2U5cxosyP9Y?...

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Einfach Bauen: Forschungshäuser in Bad Aibling

YouTube video by TUMuenchen

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Stephanie Law @stephdl.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

I‘m back after going dark this week. As I told my architecture students, there is still a lot we can do to keep moving in the right direction regardless of who or what is sitting in the White House. 😖 Just have to stay focused on what we can control and contribute. 💫🍀

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