Adobe
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Adobe is a building material made from loam and organic materials. Adobe is Spanish for mudbrick. In some English-speaking regions of Spanish heritage, such as the Southwestern United States, the term
Adobe wall (detail) in Bahillo, Palencia, Spain
Renewal of the surface coating of an adobe wall in Chamisal, New Mexico
Adobe walls separate urban gardens in Shiraz, Iran
Church at San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
Loam
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Loam is soil composed mostly of sand, silt, and a smaller amount of clay. By weight, its mineral composition is about 40–40–20% concentration of sand, silt and clay, respectively. These proportions ca
Fine, loam-rich field ideal for farming vegetables in the UK
Loam with timber framing (Michelau in Oberfranken, Germany, 2007)
House with loam ground floor (Baligród, Poland, 2012)
Loam-timber-framed 1707 house, under restoration (Biesenthal, Germany, 2006)