Sandra Seth

The beautiful cover photograph led me to believe that this was a book on interior design. I was surprised, but not disappointed, to find that it is more than that. With many detailed drawings and black & white photos, "Adobe" explores the history of adobe buildings and the people who constructed them. Architectural components such as windows, doors, patios and hardware are covered in detail. Two sections of color photographs show the beauty of adobe homes. The authors include a guide to adobe public buildings in the hope that readers will "explore for yourselves and discover!"… (mehr)

Adobe: Homes and Interiors of Taos, Santa Fe, and the Southwest is more than a simple coffee-table book of splendid pictures, it is more of a compendium of different decorating and design styles of the American Southwest. It satisfies everyone, from someone who is thinking about doing some decorating in a southwest motif to the hardcore connoisseur of the myriad of options available. The secret to the beauty of this art style likes in it's inherit simplicity, and it's strong connection to nature. Even the black and white photos add to the timelessness and nostalgia that this book evokes.… (mehr)

My only wish for this book would be more color photography as in the cover photo. I mistakenly believed this would be more of a "coffee table" book. I even had a companion book on Mexican building styles picked out to place it with!

I was pleasantly surprised to find this was much more than a coffee table book!

The book is crammed with information, history and building techniques. I have not bee able to digest it all! For someone who wants detail of this building style, how it came about and the influence it has in the world today - this is a solid resource For someone looking for a pretty coffee table book - look elsewhere… (mehr)