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An interview with artist Joanna Keane Lopez is presented. She talks about her work as an enjarradora, a female plasterer of adobe architecture. She discusses her experience as a student of enjarradora Anita Rodriguez and natural builder Carole Crews. She describes the work of Tewa Pueblo artist Nora Naranjo Morse, who combines adobe architecture with pottery.

The article offers information on building earthen homes and on materials required for building these homes in the U.S. It mentions that a roof should be built first on a post-and-beam structure, and then infill with bricks, cob or clay-slip straw during wet climates. It discusses how adobe, cob, and compressed earth blocks can be constructed.

The article focuses on the writings of Anil Agarwal, founder of the Centre for Science and Environment, on the subject of sanitation, on his 15th death anniversary on January 2, 2017. Topics include giving people power for constructing and managing urban services dramatic increase in India's urban population, thinking of mud buildings rather than of brick and cement and composting toilets instead of flush toilets and sewers; and solving the water crisis through facilitating private investment.

The article discusses several types of new home construction. It describes the different materials used in wood frame construction such as engineered studs, oriented strand board (OSB) and QuietBrace sheathing. In the case of brick homes, it notes that experienced masons and adherence to local building codes are required. It cites the advantages of home adobe construction in terms of temperature.

Identifies advantages and disadvantages of adobe, cob, rammed-earth and soil-filled tire techniques in the U.S. Availability of adobe; Requirement of special skills and construction of forms in rammed-earth; Use of abundant waste product and local resources in tire techniques.

Focuses on the annual tradition of refreshing the adobe structure of the church of St. Francis of Assisi in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico. How adobe houses are traditionally built; The failed attempt to preserve the church in cement stucco; The author's contribution to the project.

Discusses the use of adobe in the construction of the houses and buildings in the southwestern United States. Prejudice against earthworks among Hispanic Americans and its revival with high social standing; Historical background on the use of adobe as a construction material; Patience in pursuing adobe construction projects.

Focuses on the preservation of earthen materials, such as adobe, that relies on technology, maintenance and compatibility. Two kinds of buildings in Santa Fe, New Mexico; Background on the practice of adobe construction; Problems in the preservation of adobe buildings; Process involved in the preservation.

Presents adobe houses with thick walls. Rammed-earth construction; Spray-on-earth walls; Straw bales.

The article discusses the architectural design of the Yulupa Cohousing in Santa Rosa, California. It was noted that most of the buildings were constructed with curve wallings and rooflines which are flowing from different direction. In addition, the front of the complex features a tall, thick adobe pueblo-looking mauve and rose-colored wall that serves as a sound barrier to a certain noise from the street traffic. Moreover, its groundfloor was also designed to be accessible from the courtyards.

Focuses on adobe as building material. Effect of adobe bricks in buildings; Origin of the word "adobe"; Brief history of adobe; Ecological characteristics of adobe and adobe building; Popularity of adobe dwellings in the American Southwest.

Describes the Earthwatch project of Dr. Erik Mortensen (Columbia University), into the feasibility of importing adobe architecture to Negros, Visayas, Philippines, as inexpensive homes better able than the traditional wood homes of the area to withstand typhoons and monsoons. Field conditions; Related interests; Dates; Staging area; Cost.

Discusses the common revival of adobe building and states that adobe is the most common building material in the world. Quote from Rhonda Barnes, owner of the Old Pueblo Adobe Company in Tucson, Arizona; Building codes in California about adobe dwellings; Addresses for more information; Related reading.

The article discusses the construction of an outdoor adobe oven, focusing on staff members of "Sunset" magazine's failed first attempt and later success and instructions in the magazine's "Great Outdoors Cookbook."

The article offers information on Santa Fe, New Mexico, including the jobs offered in the city, its homes, and the places for adventure and amusement. The city's features include its signature adobe buildings, the Sangre de Cristo mountains which offers year-round adventure, and the whitewater of the Rio Grande.

The article discusses how the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community museum and gift shop is the last adobe structure made by community members. At the museum the tribe displays its jewelry, basketry, clothing, and pottery. The article presents comments abut the museum from Kelly Washington, director of the museum, gift shop, and cultural resources.

The article reports on the plan by designer Tom Ford to build his adobe pleasure dome on a hilltop in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Ford is still waiting for the city's approval to build the dome-shaped building with walls made of genuine mud-based adobe. In addition, he commented that he had dropped the garage bay and shrinking the project a bit to appease the neighbors.

This article deals with the advantages of earthbag building over other types of earthen building. Unlike adobe, earthbag building does not require as much time and attention. Because the bags act as a form, the dirt mix is put directly into the bags and immediately placed on the walls. Rammed earth is another form of earth building that has been around for centuries and is used worldwide. In most modern rammed-earth construction, a percentage of cement or asphalt emulsion is added to the earthen mix to help stabilize it. The main advantage of earthbag building over pressed-block construction is the same as that over all other earth-building forms, earthbags do not require a specific soil mixture to work properly.

Focuses on several historical events in North America during the 1600s. Use of adobe as a construction material starting 1610 in Santa Fe, New Mexico; Death of navigator Henry Hudson in 1611; Arrival of the first Franciscan missionaries in Quebec in 1615.

Presents facts and figures on topics featured in the July 2005 issue of "Martha Stewart Living" magazine. American Indian tribes' use of adobe in social spaces; Similarities between plantains and bananas; Use of knotted rope to determine nautical knots; Fruits inside a fig.

A touch of divinity comes dirt-cheap at El Santuario de Chimayo, a 19th-century adobe church in the town of Chimayo, where the earth is believed to have curative powers. Among the multistory adobe structures, Native American craftsmen sell glittering pots shaped from local mica-rich clay, white women cook flatbread in huge, beehive-shaped ovens. Archaeological sites are more densely concentrated in Bandelier National Monument than anywhere else in the nation and there's no shortage of visitors either.

The article presents vintage projects from previous seasons, as published in the March 01, 2004 issue of the periodical "This Old House." In the desert of the Southwest, Sante Fe Adobe, this old house updated a 1930s adobe home with a library addition. Close to home, Billerica, this old house tackled a project near to its heart, rebuilding Dick and Sandra Silva's house from foundation to finishes after a devastating fire. Homeowner Rob Thompson and This Old House transformed, Wets Palm Beach, this Mediterranean Revival-style house into a tropical delight.

The article offers information on the self-guided walking tour, known as the 40th Annual Adobe Tour, in Monterey, California sponsored by the Monterey History and Art Association to be held on April 25, 1987.