{"product_id":"the-new-adobe-home","title":"The New Adobe Home","description":"THE NEW ADOBE HOME PRESENTS THE SOPHISTICATED, elevated use of adobe through a variety of elegant homes in New Mexico, Arizona, California, and Mexico. These homes comprise a combination of history, furnishings, art, and interior and exterior spaces with adobe construction, adobe style, or detailing.\nThis beautiful volume features examples of luxurious adobe or adobe-style homes, including a centuries-old renovated hacienda, once the home of a past president of Mexico; a mid-century Clifford May masterpiece; a luxurious estate that pairs Southwestern style with Asian influences; a contemporary dwelling that sits like a sculpture in the Sonoran Desert; and many others.\nAdobe is one of the \"greenest\" building materials available.\nBecause its components (earth, clay, and straw) are so readily available and it is very efficient to heat and cool, adobe has been used as a building material for thousands of years all around the world.\nHalf of the world's population lives in buildings constructed of earth.\nAuthor tour in select cities.\nOnline marketing and promotions.\nPrint and web advertising campaign.\nNational broadcast and print publicity.\nCo-op available.\nMichael Byrne graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a degree in Architecture, and from the University of Arizona with a Master's in City Planning. Michael is a principal with The WLB Group, Inc., a Tucson, Phoenix, Flagstaff, and Las Vegas firm offering planning, landscape architecture, and engineering services. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.\nDottie Larson completed an art degree at the University of Arizona, Tucson. She lives in Tucson, Arizona.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1423602730\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1423602730.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Byrne, Michael|Larson, Dottie\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41446828736570,"sku":"DBV.1423602730.G","price":11.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1423602730-0.jpg?v=1780708427","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-new-adobe-home","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}