Southwestern Homes & Living


More Southwestern homes from Su Casa’s latest issue
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picture perfect By Charles C. Poling Photography by Dominique Vorillon

Nestled in a hilly village north of Santa Fe, this tasteful home proves that adobe done right embodies classic New Mexico tradition.
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cooking with the queen of chile By Jane Butel Photography by Kirk Gittings

When legendary Southwestern cook and chile expert Jane Butel needed a newlocation for her cooking schools, she set up shop in her own kitchen. Get cooking with a sampling of Jane’s New Mexican recipes.
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Santa Fe calling By Linda Applewhite Photography by Kirk Gittings

An old adobe charms Bay Area designer Linda Applewhite into applying her life’s work to the City Different.
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cozy jewel By Cindy Bellinger Photography by Steve Larese

Artist Diane Moreno found a rickety shack above the Pecos River and created a uniquely rustic hideaway that feels a million miles away from her Wichita, Kansas, roots.
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adobe designer throws a curve By Marsha McEuen Photography by Kirk Gittings

Designer and builder Mike Fischer creates a dramatic expression of adobe architecture with the aptly named Crescent House near Santa Fe.
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true to tradition By Gussie Fauntleroy Photography by Robert Reck

Award-winning architect Edmund Boniface hews close to the roots of Santa Fe style while incorporating modern materials and construction techniques.
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into the Sandia skyline By Elmo Baca Photography by Kirk Gittings

Drawing inspiration from the soaring sky and the nearby Sandia Mountains, architect Cindy Terry designs an award-winning masterwork.
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hands across the generationsBy Joan Logghe
Photography by Julie Dean

Multiple generations share a rich tradition of owner-built homes and true community in northern New Mexico.
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a fresh perspectiveBy Elmo Baca
Photography by Robert Reck

Web exclusive!
Architect Carlos Kinsey designs a striking hilltop house near Cerrillos, New Mexico, that exploits mining-area architecture and an
eco-friendly sensibility.
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hope triumphsBy Marsha McEuen
Photography by Kirk Gittings
Architect: George Clayton Pearl
Builder: Northstar Enterprises

Out of the Cerro Grande Fire’s destruction rises an inspired home designed by the late architect George Pearl in Los Alamos.
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line of sightBy Gussie Fauntleroy
Photography by Dominique Vorillon

In the foothills above Santa Fe, artist Hillary Riggs fashions a home from her aesthetic vision of color, texture, and form.
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myths, memories, reflectionsBy Dolores Borrego Jacobs
Photography by Jack Parsons

From then to now, the basic facts of village life shape experience in northern New Mexico.
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trading places on Route 66Story and photography by Theodore Greer
Historical photos from the author's collection

From longhorns to an Eye Dazzler rug, the author’s collection of family memorabilia recalls a vanished way of life.
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