There are many house styles we are so used to seeing, from Victorian to new build designs. But Adobe homes are a historical yet lesser-seen architecture type that embodies some of this year's most ...

Here are a few historic adobe buildings in the Bay Area, some of which are open to the public or can be viewed from outside. Check websites, or call ahead for hours and admission prices (if any).

This two-story, three-bedroom adobe house was built in 1993. The home features hexagonal saltillo tiles, 21 foot viga-and-latilla ceilings, a step-up living room with over-size windows and large ...

In the two years Don Laverty and Valorie McClelland have owned their Poway home, they have tackled numerous projects from tiling bathroom walls to planting a cactus garden. Each task is a labor of ...

Whether your interest is in adobe homes, history, period architecture or vintage decor, this year’s Adobe Home Tour has something to offer. The tour on Sunday, March 26 will feature four homes: one in ...

A startup south of Austin is using robots to build homes out of clay pulled directly from the ground — a new approach aimed ...

Marlene Montoya, a Costa Rica expat and lover of all things adobe, understands that life and beauty come from dirt. After all, the Book of Genesis says, “God formed man of the dust of the ground, and ...

Midcentury Modern architecture fans make the trek to Modernism Week in Palm Springs twice a year for the opportunity to tour modern classics like Albert Frey’s 800-square-foot “Frey House II” or the ...