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 ...

Peter and Raydene St. Clair had no intention of moving from their modern Spanish-style Mission Hills home. In early 2020, they were helping their daughter and son-in-law, who were expecting their ...

Clarification: Connie Weir’s recollection about the start of the Weir business differs from that of Cynthia Berryman, daughter of Ted Berryman. According to the Berryman family history, the original ...

Homes in different parts of the world used to look different from each other out of necessity, built to optimize for the challenges and benefits of local climate. When residential climate control ...

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 ...

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 ...

I love walking through Santa Barbara’s neighborhoods and imagining the stories of the houses themselves and the people who have lived there. The adobe home at 421 East Figueroa Street contains enough ...

Buckeye, AZ – One of Arizona's only adobe companies is preparing to start mass-producing the earthen bricks after having moved to Buckeye. Greg Hartman and Casey Fromm, owners of FHP Builders, bought ...