An adobe house may evoke images of the Southwest, serapes, and the twangy keening of an Ennio Morricone soundtrack for many ...

Create your own DIY adobe house with these small adobe house plans. This step-by-step guide includes information on creating the home foundation, making adobe bricks and detailed diagrams and ...

First misconception: An adobe house is not an architectural style, but a building material and construction technique. Learn more in the guide from AD.

Adobe-style homes, built by the native Pueblo people, are famous for their unique building materials, iconic looks, and innovative use of the resources in the southwestern United States. The ...

The following article is an excerpt from chapter 5 of The Owner-Built Adobe House by Duane Newcomb, copyright 1980 by the author. Reprinted with the permission of the author. There are several ...

After fixing up several homes over the years, a couple was ready to build ‘sweat equity’ in a Southwest-style house in New ...

In 1920, the local paper wrote, “Adobe May Solve Building Problem. Adobe, once so essential to building and lately scorned, is coming back. It promises to solve the building problem of Santa Barbara.

An adobe house may evoke images of the Southwest, serapes, and the twangy keening of an Ennio Morricone soundtrack for many Americans. But there’s more to it than just this picture. In fact, the ...