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Ryan Lohbauer

@ryanlohbauer.bsky.social

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Architect. Urbanist. Zoning, land development, and multifamily specialist. I love all cities but none more than Philadelphia. Philly-based, but often in Korea.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · Oct 26

I'm really proud of the way this Stanev Potts project at 23rd and Manning in Center City Philadelphia turned out. Though small, it touches on a lot of issues very important to me in architecture and development.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 2d

no, I haven't! where should I look? the building is so enormous!

Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 2d

Suburban Station Art Deco appreciation post. #Philadelphia #architecture #art-deco #ornament

Art Deco illuminated interior blade sign at Suburban Station, Philadelphia, PA, saying "TO TRAINS"

Historic exterior wall sign at Suburban Station Philadelphia, black granite and bronze art-deco stylng.

Bronze entry doors and surrounding ornament at Suburban Station, Philadelphia, PA, 16th Street Entry.

Stairs leading up to 16th street lobby at Suburban Station, Philadelphia, PA

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 12d

Once again, the three most important things about urban housing: acoustics, acoustic, acoustics.

David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 12d

The longer your commute, the more likely you are to have insomnia.

Scientists Expose How Housing and Commutes Steal Sleep

City living’s hidden cost: long commutes and small homes are quietly stealing your sleep.

scitechdaily.com

Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 12d

yes, they talk about her, Diane Hartley. In the Veritasium telling, there's no question that she found the flaw and raised the issue with the firm. But someone else, Lee DeCarolis, claims to be the student who talked on the phone to LeMessurier. Hartley never claimed she did.

Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 12d

I thought I wouldn't enjoy Veritasium's story of the Citicorp Tower in NYC *almost* falling over. It's a story they teach in architecture school, and I heard it the first time in the 2000s in undergrad. But it's really worth watching - tons of detail I never knew.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q56P...

How a Student's Question Saved This NYC Skyscraper

YouTube video by Veritasium

www.youtube.com

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · Sep 14

it's so good

Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · Sep 12

Industrial windows go so well with monotone ornament.

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · Sep 12

utter dream home in mexico city

IG casitamxhome

Reposted by Ryan Lohbauer

David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · Sep 11

Mayor of Paris: "Our streets are gradually being reintroduced to residents, new trees are being planted, and walks are being made easier and safer."

Anne Hidalgo @annehidalgo.bsky.social · Sep 11

Notre ville change ! Nos rues sont peu à peu rendues aux habitants, de nouveaux arbres sont plantés et les promenades facilitées et sécurisées.

C'est le cas de la rue Chaptal dans le 9e ou celle du Docteur-Lecène dans le 13e !

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Civic Grit @civicgrit.bsky.social · Sep 3

Harry Fenton, himself an advocate for bike safety in Philadelphia, was killed by a speeding hit & run driver while biking through Fairmount Park: www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia...

Fairmount Park is tragically decades overdue for safety improvements for people biking and walking.

Bicyclist killed after being hit by car in West Philadelphia; suspect sought

Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who killed a bicyclist in West Philly on Tuesday morning.

www.cbsnews.com

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · Aug 29

MVP. Unreal.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · Aug 29

Not a repost. HR 48 for Schwarber!

Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · Aug 29

2nd Schwarber home run of the game!

Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · Aug 26

For the past two years I've worked in the PA suburbs on new housing. Michaelle Bond's interview with homebuilder Andrew Kaye is spot on. www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...

A home builder explains why Pennsylvania is an expensive place to build

Builder Andrew Kaye, who represents Pennsylvania at the National Association of Home Builders, talks tariffs, regulation, land use, construction costs, affordability, and his hopes for the future.

www.inquirer.com

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · Aug 7

And acoustics are often a struggle to convince clients and contractors to take seriously.

Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · Jul 6

Some fun lakefront tourism architecture in Gyeongju, South Korea.

Hotel and restaurant using neo-traditional architectural motifs.

Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · Jun 20

Sci-fi Gamer aesthetic. Angled planes and chamfers chunked up to fake out a military tech vibe.

Interior architecture from Microsoft Halo series, with angled gray walls and chamfered surfaces

3d rendering of Halo Warthog military vehicle by Marcus Lehto.

Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · May 18

Ugh

Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · May 9

Philly’s little strip of lawlessness known as the Broad Street median.

Car illegally parked in the center of Broad Street in South Philadelphia. The wheels of the car have been stolen.

Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · Apr 18

Was working just now in my backyard, heard the roar. Check my phone and Harper homered.

Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · Apr 18

A perk to living where I do in deep south Philly: anytime the Phillies do something great, you can faintly hear the stadium roar if the windows are open.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · Apr 18

Horrible

Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · Apr 18

Awesome shot!

Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · Apr 10

and our own local history not helping. I just recently read this 1999 report on the history of the wage tax out of my own curiosity after the company I work for opened a 2nd office in the burbs.

www.economyleague.org/sites/defaul...

www.economyleague.org

Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · Apr 10

Stavros Halkias said something similar on his podcast recently that's been bouncing around my head ever since: People generally undervalue the importance of just having a good time.

Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · Apr 10

Kurt Vonnegut man

Kurt Vonnegut tells his wife he's going out to buy an envelope:
"Oh, she says, well, you're not a poor man.
You know, why don't you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet?
And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I'm going to have a hell of a good time in the process of buying one envelope.
I meet a lot of people. And see some great looking babies. And a fire engine goes by.
And I give them the thumbs up. And I'll ask a woman what kind of dog that is. And, and I don't know. The moral of the story is — we're here on Earth to fart around
And, of course, the computers will do us out of that. And what the computer people don't realize, or they don't care, is we're dancing animals. You know, we love to move around.
And it's like we're not supposed to dance at all anymore."

Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · Apr 9

Massive northbound delays on SEPTA B1. Overheard someone saying he’s been waiting since 6:55, over half an hour ago. No explanations on the platform or the website.

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