Firm
Founded in 1990, TL Stroh Architects has been built around a commitment of satisfying clients needs while developing efficient and innovative design solutions. In 2008 the company renovated a 1929 building in Historic Downtown Fargo, which has not only become an office for the staff, but a striking example of TL Stroh’s architectural style. This style has not been limited to the states of North Dakota and Minnesota either, TL Stroh has been completed projects in states such as Oregon, Arizona, Texas, and Montana.
- Planning and Site Analysis
- Feasibility Studies
- Programming
- Preliminary Design
- Design Development
- Construction Documentation
- Building Specification
- Historic Preservation
- Master Planning Interior Design
- Construction Management
- Cost Estimating
- Construction Observation
- Computer Aided Visualization
- Presentation Drawings
People
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Principal | Founder
What is your dream job?
If I wasn’t an Architect I’d love to be a Chef
If you could buy any car you wanted what would it be?
Aston Martin DB9
What is your favorite material?
Stainless Steel
What can’t you live without?
My Family
What was your first job?
Gas Station attendant – Back when you filled up the car and checked the oil!
What famous person would you like to meet? Why?
Tom Selleck – I’ve always liked the roles he played.
What is the best advice you ever received?
Pray often – Always trust in God
What is your favorite Olympic Game?
Downhill Skiing
If you won the lottery what is the first thing you would do?
Buy a Jet so I could go around and visit the schools I’ve built in Africa/Haiti – Jet is the indulgent part the schools the right thing to do.
What sound do you love the most?
My Wife’s voice!
What is your dream job?
Actually, this is my dream job!
What is your pet peeve?
Bad drivers
What is your favorite style of home?
A Craftsman style bungalow
What is your favorite material?
Wood
What can’t you live without?
Running
What was your first job?
McDowell’s Big Boy drive-in, making broasted chicken.
What is the best advice you ever received?
Any job worth doing, is worth doing well!!
What is your week-end goal?
Getting everything done I said I was going to do.
If you won the lottery what is the first thing you would do?
Buy both of my daughters a new car.
Who do you respect the most and why?
My wife, because she is so organized.
What is your dream job?
Professional Fisherman
What job would you NOT want to do?
Teacher
What is your pet peeve?
People that text while driving
If you could buy any car you wanted what would it be?
Shelby Cobra (a real one)
What is your favorite material?
Concrete
What was your first job?
Nail picker upper on construction site!
What famous person would you like to meet? Why?
Mark Lavin, he’s a Great American
What is your favorite Olympic Game?
Ice Hockey
If you won the lottery what is the first thing you would do?
Trip to Hawaii
What sound do you love the most?
Boat motors in the distance
What is your dream job?
Drive trophy trucks for a living – offroad racer
What is your favorite style of home?
Modern
If you could buy any car you wanted what would it be?
Maserati Granturismo
What is your favorite material?
Concrete
What can’t you live without?
iPhone
What was your first job?
Mowing lawns
What is your favorite Olympic Game?
Men’s Super “G” Skiing
If you won the lottery what is the first thing you would do?
Make sure my parents are taken care of, they have supported me in everything I’ve done.
What sound do you love the most?
The rain
Who do you respect the most and why?
My wife: she is intelligent, beautiful, and puts up with me.
What is your dream job?
Philanthropy
If you could buy any car you wanted what would it be?
Toyota Tundra
What is your favorite material?
Wood
What can’t you live without?
My Family
What is the best advice you ever received?
You can tell a lot about a man by his handshake
What is your week-end goal?
Cleaning out the garage
What is your favorite Olympic Game?
Hockey
If you won the lottery what is the first thing you would do?
Disconnect the phone
What sound do you love the most?
My sons laughing together
Who do you respect the most and why?
My Father-in-law soft spoken and full of wisdom
What is your dream job?
Veterinarian at an animal sanctuary
What job would you NOT want to do?
Work on an assembly line…unless I was with Lucille Ball at a chocolate factory!
What is your pet peeve?
People who brag
What is your favorite style of home?
Arts & Crafts bungalow
If you could buy any car you wanted what would it be?
1956 black and white Chevrolet Corvette for my husband
What is your favorite material?
Silk
What was your first job?
Feeding the dairy cows for my dad
What is your week-end goal?
My Dream: to relax; My Reality: cleaning and laundry
What sound do you love the most?
Loons on Big Cormorant Lake
Who do you respect the most and why?
My mother…at 83 she has positive, healthy energy, knows the value of family, and always has the best advice.
What is your dream job?
Writer
If you could buy any car you wanted what would it be?
Jeep
What can’t you live without?
Books
What was your first job?
Delivered flyers door to door for Nitro Green
What is your week-end goal?
Relax and Have Fun
What is your favorite Olympic Game?
Down Hill Skiing
If you won the lottery what is the first thing you would do?
Pay my kids’ college tuition
What sound do you love the most?
Thunder and rain
What is your dream job?
Heli snowboard guide for hire to travel to any mountain in the world!
What is your favorite building material?
I’d sooner tell you which one of my two sons are my favorite.
What can’t you live without?
I might be able to physically live without coffee, but you wouldn’t want to be around me if I didn’t get my daily dose.
If you could buy any car you wanted, what would it be?
I’d rather have a motorcycle and warm weather.
What was your first job?
Aside from mowing lawns, the first W-2 I got was as a dishwasher for a small family restaurant in my hometown called The Swedish-Inn.
What famous person would you like to meet? Why?
Jon Hamm. I’m told I look like him so I would like to serve him a cease-and-desist letter for using my likeness so I can go about my life again as normal.
What is your favorite Olympic Game?
Snowboarding, refer to question 1.
If you won the lottery what is the first thing you would do?
Have a beer. A really good one.
What is the best ice cream flavor?
Breyers’ Mint chocolate chip.
Would you travel to space, if given the option?
No, there is too much on earth I have yet to see.
What is your dream job?
To be an Architect Developer! I’m one of the lucky ones to have found my dream profession right away.
What is your favorite building material?
Wood, I actually decided against being a Biomedical Engineer since I wouldn’t be working with it! That, and the math.
What can’t you live without?
A daily routine and continuous personal/professional growth.
If you could buy any car you wanted, what would it be?
Porsche 911 GT3 or a Mercedes–AMG GT R
What was your first job?
Corn & Soy Bean Pollinator – I was helping to create successful corn & soy bean seeds!
What job would you NOT want to do?
I have a lot of respect for the profession, but I would not want to be an Engineer
What is your pet peeve?
People who don’t use their blinkers.
If you won the lottery what is the first thing you would do?
Invest it to make enough passive income to be able to retire, then work as an Architect Developer doing amazing projects!
What is the best ice cream flavor?
Cookies & Crème hands down.
What piece of equipment is a must-have on your job site?
Skid Steer, they are one of the most versatile pieces of equipment!