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The Adobe Story (English)A Global Treasure - ISBN: 9780826319210Publisher: Univ of New Mexico Pr Format: Paperback Published Date: January 1998 MSRP: $18.95 Synopsis: Most Americans associate adobe with grand haciendas in the deserts of New Mexico and Arizona. But this earthen building material is used all over the world. Here a leading adobe architect and builder surveys the risc of adobe around the world, examines the state of the adobe... read more Most Americans associate adobe with grand haciendas in the deserts of New Mexico and Arizona. But this earthen building material is used all over the world. Here a leading adobe architect and builder surveys the risc of adobe around the world, examines the state of the adobe industry today, traces the evolution of adobe in New Mexico and offers a tour of New Mexico adobes from prehistoric Chaco Canyon to such recent buildings as the Dar Al Islam mosque and Christ in the Desert Monastery, both near Abiquiu. minimize
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