The Politics of Adobe in West Texas
Natural Building
OCTOBER 8, 2022
It had sustained a fire sometime in the past. Swan was convinced that Fathy’s adobe vaults and domes would be a superior, cheaper way to build low-income housing. The idea, however, never caught on; government wonks didn’t follow up, banks at the time weren’t keen on new-build construction loans for adobe homes, she says.
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