Lora Teagarden
@l2designllc.bsky.social
Architect. #ARESketches ™ & #TheLittleArchitectsAlphabet author.
@AIAnational Bethune Fellow. RATIO Design Senior Associate. 🏳️🌈
@AIAnational Bethune Fellow. RATIO Design Senior Associate. 🏳️🌈
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Lora Teagarden
@l2designllc.bsky.social
· Jan 20
I don't know what will come of this account and, frankly, I'm not sure I have the energy to invest in yet another app and watch a bigoted billionaire overtake it....but here goes nothing.
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Last week, the Trump administration announced support for a 50-year mortgage.
Except, this won't make housing more attainable, more affordable, more stable.
Except, this won't make housing more attainable, more affordable, more stable.
November 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Last week, the Trump administration announced support for a 50-year mortgage.
Except, this won't make housing more attainable, more affordable, more stable.
Except, this won't make housing more attainable, more affordable, more stable.
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This school street woonerf (yes, it's open to cars) in Eindhoven is one of my favorites. The street is on the redeveloped Philips Electronics industrial estate and the city has retained some of the overhead conveyances, which now provide mounting points for play equipment.
November 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
This school street woonerf (yes, it's open to cars) in Eindhoven is one of my favorites. The street is on the redeveloped Philips Electronics industrial estate and the city has retained some of the overhead conveyances, which now provide mounting points for play equipment.
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"Millions of younger American women are increasingly imagining their futures elsewhere." In a new @gallup.com survey, 40% of younger women in the US (those ages 15-44) say that, if they had the opportunity, they'd like to move permanently to another country. news.gallup.com/poll/697382/...
November 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
"Millions of younger American women are increasingly imagining their futures elsewhere." In a new @gallup.com survey, 40% of younger women in the US (those ages 15-44) say that, if they had the opportunity, they'd like to move permanently to another country. news.gallup.com/poll/697382/...
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dawg they’re live laugh loving the white house. president homegoods
November 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
dawg they’re live laugh loving the white house. president homegoods
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There are now cement trucks entering the White House construction site, which is not what you'd expect for a project that hasn't been reviewed by anyone yet.
The White House has previously said no NCPC approvals are needed yet because they're just doing demo, not construction.
The White House has previously said no NCPC approvals are needed yet because they're just doing demo, not construction.
November 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
There are now cement trucks entering the White House construction site, which is not what you'd expect for a project that hasn't been reviewed by anyone yet.
The White House has previously said no NCPC approvals are needed yet because they're just doing demo, not construction.
The White House has previously said no NCPC approvals are needed yet because they're just doing demo, not construction.
What’s another way to say DEI, or any of those words singularly, when the government in all of their bigoted stupidity has said you can’t say those words in a classroom?
October 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
What’s another way to say DEI, or any of those words singularly, when the government in all of their bigoted stupidity has said you can’t say those words in a classroom?
I have been speaking to a Uni for the last 7 years as a guest lecturer, educating 3rd year college students in their required Intro to Professional Practice class on AIA initiatives, Professional Ethics, and the imprortance of JEDI values in the firms the look to work at and the work they do… 1/x
October 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I have been speaking to a Uni for the last 7 years as a guest lecturer, educating 3rd year college students in their required Intro to Professional Practice class on AIA initiatives, Professional Ethics, and the imprortance of JEDI values in the firms the look to work at and the work they do… 1/x
Around 5:30pm today, I had a funny thought about something my daughter did that I thought would be worth sharing here. Less than 5hrs later, I cannot for the life of me recall what it was. I have lived 12 lives in that time, and also cannot believe how quickly it goes.
September 4, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Around 5:30pm today, I had a funny thought about something my daughter did that I thought would be worth sharing here. Less than 5hrs later, I cannot for the life of me recall what it was. I have lived 12 lives in that time, and also cannot believe how quickly it goes.
Running metrics for a submission. Pretty cool to see the impact thus far of #AREsketches and #TheLittleArchitectsAlphabet. Wondering the translation of how many new kiddos interested in architecture and licensed folx from these numbers...
June 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Running metrics for a submission. Pretty cool to see the impact thus far of #AREsketches and #TheLittleArchitectsAlphabet. Wondering the translation of how many new kiddos interested in architecture and licensed folx from these numbers...
A mentee is looking for good, relevant books to continue her learning now that she's passed her AREs: architecture, technology, business. I know what I read, but curious what you would read. Let's make a library list! @cormacphalen.bsky.social @vitruviusgrind.bsky.social @langealexandra.bsky.social
May 29, 2025 at 1:24 PM
A mentee is looking for good, relevant books to continue her learning now that she's passed her AREs: architecture, technology, business. I know what I read, but curious what you would read. Let's make a library list! @cormacphalen.bsky.social @vitruviusgrind.bsky.social @langealexandra.bsky.social
If you ever want to not sit at your desk for more than 2hrs a day, become a PM (lots of meetings) and a new mom (pumping). Wouldn’t change a thing but it def makes you work to understand time chunks for focus and efficiency.
May 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
If you ever want to not sit at your desk for more than 2hrs a day, become a PM (lots of meetings) and a new mom (pumping). Wouldn’t change a thing but it def makes you work to understand time chunks for focus and efficiency.
As we enter graduation season, many new #architecture grads are entering an uncertain workforce. This can make you feel like you hardly know anything about the profession. Let me clue you in: no one does when they start. You won't know everything when you're licensed, either. Just. Keep. Learning.
May 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
As we enter graduation season, many new #architecture grads are entering an uncertain workforce. This can make you feel like you hardly know anything about the profession. Let me clue you in: no one does when they start. You won't know everything when you're licensed, either. Just. Keep. Learning.
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Bloomberg News has won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism for a collection of essays by contributor @langealexandra.bsky.social.
The series published in Bloomberg CityLab explores how urban design and architecture impact parents and kids 🧵
The series published in Bloomberg CityLab explores how urban design and architecture impact parents and kids 🧵
How to Better Design Cities for Families
The architecture of housing, transportation and public space could support children and caretakers, writes design critic Alexandra Lange in her Pulitzer Prize-winning series.
www.bloomberg.com
May 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Bloomberg News has won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism for a collection of essays by contributor @langealexandra.bsky.social.
The series published in Bloomberg CityLab explores how urban design and architecture impact parents and kids 🧵
The series published in Bloomberg CityLab explores how urban design and architecture impact parents and kids 🧵
Priority shifts are wild. Early in my career ppl asked how I managed work+ DIY home reno + #AREsketches creation + blog + online life. I would respond that I don't have their family life so my priorities can be different. Now as a wife & new mom....I didn't realize how prescient that comment wld be.
i am very obviously terminally online but having kids + serious hobbies + a partner i like to hang out with has limited the extent of the damage
I've heard other podcasters talk about spending hours name-searching, reading message boards and reviews of their shows, fuming about negative comments even if it's just a tiny minority of the feedback. Without superhero impulse control and IRL grass-touching you can go nuts in weeks.
April 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Priority shifts are wild. Early in my career ppl asked how I managed work+ DIY home reno + #AREsketches creation + blog + online life. I would respond that I don't have their family life so my priorities can be different. Now as a wife & new mom....I didn't realize how prescient that comment wld be.
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Partly because of climate change, home insurance rates are set to keep rising in the US. Tariffs stand to make that worse -- jacking up the cost of materials needed to repair a storm-damaged roof or fix a flooded basement. By @leslieatlarge.bsky.social [gift link]
Tariffs Threaten to Push US Home Insurance Rates Even Higher
With the Los Angeles fires in January and last week’s severe storms that brought flooding and tornadoes to the Midwest, extreme weather is already battering US homes in 2025. Homeowners should expect ...
www.bloomberg.com
April 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Partly because of climate change, home insurance rates are set to keep rising in the US. Tariffs stand to make that worse -- jacking up the cost of materials needed to repair a storm-damaged roof or fix a flooded basement. By @leslieatlarge.bsky.social [gift link]
Is this the commercial equivalent of fake residential shutters?
April 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Is this the commercial equivalent of fake residential shutters?
Had a nightmare last night that I was arguing about availability of staffing for projects starting up. Ask me what I spent yesterday trying to figure out. 🫠
April 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Had a nightmare last night that I was arguing about availability of staffing for projects starting up. Ask me what I spent yesterday trying to figure out. 🫠
So much for Hoosier Hospitality, let alone common decency. Then again, the Senator from Indiana has never been one for either of those concepts.
A fired HHS worker asks a senator about layoffs that are hurting services for “people with disabilities” and asks what he’ll do to help them.
Once the senator is safely behind his staff in the elevator, he ignores the suffering & replies that the worker is a “clown” who “deserved” to be fired.
Once the senator is safely behind his staff in the elevator, he ignores the suffering & replies that the worker is a “clown” who “deserved” to be fired.
NEW — This AM former HHS staffers confronted Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) about slashing budgets and staff, per video shared with me by Mack Schroeder, a former Budget Analyst for the Office of the Secretary.
Banks tells Schroeder he "probably deserved" to lose his job "because you seem like a clown."
Banks tells Schroeder he "probably deserved" to lose his job "because you seem like a clown."
April 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
So much for Hoosier Hospitality, let alone common decency. Then again, the Senator from Indiana has never been one for either of those concepts.
When people ask me lately if I have a few minutes to chat about something, I'm pretty sure my calendar just laughs maniacally.
March 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM
When people ask me lately if I have a few minutes to chat about something, I'm pretty sure my calendar just laughs maniacally.
Designing for equity is designing for the future. In the long run, it's more efficient, more welcoming, and costs less.
Designing out of fear of the current administration is short-sighted and perpetuates injustice.
So many other choice words, but I'll end the rant here.
Designing out of fear of the current administration is short-sighted and perpetuates injustice.
So many other choice words, but I'll end the rant here.
March 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Designing for equity is designing for the future. In the long run, it's more efficient, more welcoming, and costs less.
Designing out of fear of the current administration is short-sighted and perpetuates injustice.
So many other choice words, but I'll end the rant here.
Designing out of fear of the current administration is short-sighted and perpetuates injustice.
So many other choice words, but I'll end the rant here.
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The incident involving the juvenile today marks the 4th in the past week. The victims have been 7, 9, 13 and 7 years old.
Our elected officials? Quiet. Not concerned. Not a one has spoken up. That's who they are. Even the "good" ones don't care that children are being mowed down in our city.
Our elected officials? Quiet. Not concerned. Not a one has spoken up. That's who they are. Even the "good" ones don't care that children are being mowed down in our city.
March 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The incident involving the juvenile today marks the 4th in the past week. The victims have been 7, 9, 13 and 7 years old.
Our elected officials? Quiet. Not concerned. Not a one has spoken up. That's who they are. Even the "good" ones don't care that children are being mowed down in our city.
Our elected officials? Quiet. Not concerned. Not a one has spoken up. That's who they are. Even the "good" ones don't care that children are being mowed down in our city.
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Very few Dutch cyclists wear helmets. Yet theirs are among the safest streets on earth. Why?
They understand it’s more beneficial to calm motor traffic, build dedicated infrastructure, and nurture a culture of everyday cycling. Not force the most vulnerable users to armour up.
youtu.be/P7trv9paMxA
They understand it’s more beneficial to calm motor traffic, build dedicated infrastructure, and nurture a culture of everyday cycling. Not force the most vulnerable users to armour up.
youtu.be/P7trv9paMxA
March 6, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Very few Dutch cyclists wear helmets. Yet theirs are among the safest streets on earth. Why?
They understand it’s more beneficial to calm motor traffic, build dedicated infrastructure, and nurture a culture of everyday cycling. Not force the most vulnerable users to armour up.
youtu.be/P7trv9paMxA
They understand it’s more beneficial to calm motor traffic, build dedicated infrastructure, and nurture a culture of everyday cycling. Not force the most vulnerable users to armour up.
youtu.be/P7trv9paMxA
The State of Indiana DHS is reducing the review process for certain buildings. So either relying on City (for Indy projects) or integrity of professional submitting to align to code. As someone who worked there prev & saw some of the submitted stuff - yikes. view.subscription.in.gov?qs=e5b62a5dd...
March 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The State of Indiana DHS is reducing the review process for certain buildings. So either relying on City (for Indy projects) or integrity of professional submitting to align to code. As someone who worked there prev & saw some of the submitted stuff - yikes. view.subscription.in.gov?qs=e5b62a5dd...
Cool cool. Build whatever you want, I guess. Won't hurt anyone.
March 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Cool cool. Build whatever you want, I guess. Won't hurt anyone.
Architect: we can help you understand efficiencies and design them into your new infrastructure.
Client: but can it be built yesterday?
Client: but can it be built yesterday?
February 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Architect: we can help you understand efficiencies and design them into your new infrastructure.
Client: but can it be built yesterday?
Client: but can it be built yesterday?