Adobe Houses A Defining Face of New Mexico
<p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>, <span word="Albuquerque">Albuquerque</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span>-<span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="tech">tech</span> <span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="skyscrapers">skyscrapers</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="dirt">dirt</span>-<span word="walled">walled</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="roofs">roofs</span> — <span word="often">often</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="projecting">projecting</span> <span word="beams">beams</span> — <span word="stepped">stepped</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="round">round</span>-<span word="edged">edged</span> <span word="walls">walls</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="adobe">adobe</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Albuquerque">Albuquerque</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="defining">defining</span> <span word="characteristics">characteristics</span>.</p><p><span word="Quentin">Quentin</span> <span word="Wilson">Wilson</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Adobe">Adobe</span> <span word="Construction">Construction</span> <span word="Program">Program</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="College">College</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="adobe">adobe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="choose">choose</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="thick">thick</span> <span word="walls">walls</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="climate">climate</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="coolness">coolness</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="heat">heat</span>."</p><p><span word="Adobe">Adobe</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="mix">mix</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="straw">straw</span>. <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Indians">Indians</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="adobe">adobe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1400<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="elements">elements</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="conquered">conquered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1600<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Europeans">Europeans</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="later">later</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span>, <span word="Wilson">Wilson</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="adobe">adobe</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Everybody">Everybody</span> <span word="embraced">embraced</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="material">material</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tear">tear</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="construction">construction</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="walls">walls</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="climate">climate</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="walls">walls</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="coolness">coolness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="daytime">daytime</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="indoor">indoor</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="cool">cool</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="air">air</span>-<span word="conditioned">conditioned</span>.</p>
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