Structure Location Purpose Architectural Key Insights Structural Climate Technique Material

Name Features System Composition

Santa Fe Santa Fe, USA Civic (Historic Adobe brick, Showcases the Load- Semi- Traditional sun- Clay, sand, water,
Plaza Buildings) flat roofs, durability and bearing arid, dried adobe straw, lime plaster
Buildings wood vigas, cultural walls, desert bricks, lime
Pueblo significance of wooden plaster
Revival style adobe in beams
historical
preservation
Mission Tucson, USA Religious (Church) Whitewashed Illustrates how Load- Hot, Sun-dried adobe Clay, sand, water,
San adobe walls, adobe is used in bearing desert bricks with straw, lime stucco
Xavier Spanish large-scale adobe stucco finishes
del Bac colonial religious walls,
architecture buildings with domes
aesthetic finishes
Casa Arizona, USA Historical (Ancient Multi-story Ancient use of Load- Hot, Sun-dried adobe Clay, sand, water,
Grande Ruins) adobe adobe in multi- bearing desert bricks straw
Ruins structure, story buildings walls
indigenous in desert
architecture climates
Hassan Abiquiu, USA Religious/Educational Domes and Exemplifies Load- Hot, arid Hand-formed Clay, sand, water,
Fathy’s vaults, hand- modern use of bearing adobe bricks straw, lime plaster
Dar Al crafted adobe adobe in walls, with lime
Islam religious and domes, plaster
community vaults
structures in a
hot, arid
environment
San Andahuaylillas, Religious (Church) Adobe brick Highlights how Load- Tropical Traditional Clay, sand, water,
Pedro Peru with ornate adobe structures bearing highland adobe with straw
Apostol wood and can incorporate adobe wood supports
Church fresco complex walls
decorations decorative
elements and
cultural
significance
Joya de El Salvador Archaeological Site Adobe houses, Important Load- Tropical, Hand-formed Clay, sand, water,
Cerén (Maya Village) preserved archaeological bearing, volcanic adobe bricks straw
under volcanic example of single-
ash adobe used in story
ancient domestic houses
structures
Hassan Egypt Residential (Village) Traditional Demonstrates Load- Hot, arid Hand-formed Clay, sand, water,
Fathy’s Nubian style, modern use of bearing adobe bricks straw
New domed adobe for walls,
Gourna structures sustainable, low- domes
Village cost housing in
rural
environments
Rancho New Mexico, Religious (Church) Adobe walls, A frequently Load- Hot, arid Traditional Clay, sand, water,
de Taos USA flat roofs, and maintained and bearing adobe, regular straw, lime plaster
Church simple yet iconic adobe adobe maintenance
massive church in New walls (replastering)
structure Mexico,
emphasizing
adobe's
communal
significance
Acoma New Mexico, Residential Multi-story One of the oldest Load- Semi- Traditional Clay, sand, water,
Pueblo USA (Indigenous adobe continuously bearing, arid, adobe, hand- straw
Community) dwellings inhabited multi-story desert built
communities, adobe
 showcasing
adobe's
longevity and
cultural
importance
Taos New Mexico, Residential Adobe brick, Centuries-old Load- Semi- Adobe brick, Clay, sand, water,
Pueblo USA (Indigenous multi-story, mud brick bearing, arid, natural straw
Community) communal construction still multi-story desert insulation
living in use, resilient
structures in desert
climates