Adobe Author:David Larkin, Orlando Romero The use of earth as building material is as old as civilization itself. For the 20th-century American, the process is most familiar in the sun-dried brick called "adobe" and the style characteristic of the desert Southwest. Here is the story of adobe, from Asia and North Africa to New Mexico and the fabulous homes near Taos. 200 color photos; li... more »ne drawings.« less