adobe home

When native Minnesotan Jan Anderson first visited Arizona as a child, she discovered a natural affinity with the brilliant light, desert hues, and storied history of the ancient land that included Montezuma’s Castle and Mesa Verde. In 1997, Anderson and her late husband decided to build their own version of a hilltop Paradise, one that...

When a Santa Fe couple set out on an adventure to find an old adobe their builder friend had described to them, they had no address, just the verbal description of the structure and a general location of where the property was located.  It was the mid-1990s and the contractor  had tried unsuccessfully to convince...

By Deborah Donohue     Photography by Marshall Elias Santa Fe is renowned for its artistic community and signature adobe style architecture; both reflect a deep and experiential relationship with the natural world. Here, a personal relationship with earth, sky, and water–as well as a reverence for the brilliant clarity of the New Mexico light—inform...