With the arrival of the Spanish colonists, Santa Barbara came to be built with the oldest-known construction material: mud. Santa Barbara’s oldest buildings were made from adobe brick, the word “adobe ...

As blazes burn our homes, a smattering of mud evangelists are resurfacing the ancient, fireproof building style as a solution for the future. It looked like a bucket brigade in the desert: a line of ...

Adobe as a building material has been used in New Mexico since long before the beginning of recorded history. By definition, it is a natural building material made of mud, reinforced with straw or ...

California’s mudbrick adobe architecture has two vulnerabilities: water and earthquakes. For these reasons, adobe architecture is as much emblematic of the state’s dual Hispanic/Indigenous heritages, ...

Can thick walls built with a mixture of clay-rich mud, shredded straw and limestone slurry help solve the nation's affordable housing crisis? The five men who created Terran Robotics believe their ...

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 ...