Build Green New Mexico Program

Listen live to recent radio broadcasts with Publisher Bruce Adams and Guests from the home building industry

January 29, 2012

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Southwestern Homes & Living

Southwestern Homes

Just the Right Notes
Singer Hillary Smith mixes heart-felt soul with contemporary cool in her new Albuquerque home.

Striking a Balance
A designer and his family live in line with their values in a super-affordable, super-efficient Passive House in Santa Fe’s Railyard district.

Make a Splash
Start your day right in these gorgeous Northern New Mexico bathrooms.

SPECIAL SECTION: Spring Homes of Enchantment Parade
Signature Community: Mesa del Sol

Inside Su Casa

Life+Style Southwest
Customize your home with smart technology; let intelligent appliances work harder for you; save-the-day-design tips; and more.

Design Studio
Tim Rizek of Rizek Design and Remodeling offers advice on great bathroom design.

Su Cocina
Sleek, convenient new freezers and an old-fashioned recipe for ice-box-easy strawberry jam, from Chef John Vollertsen.

Su Libro
Perfect bathrooms, building a furniture collection for life, paint advice from a color-world queen.

Dream On
A High Desert backyard gets a luxurious makeover.

Southwestern Design & Santa Fe Style—
a Visual Dictionary


The Southwest hosts a unique—and sometimes bewildering—array of home styles. It ranges from adobe residences in the traditional Pueblo style to Territorial Revival to Contemporary Southwestern. Unique design elements range from vigas to nichos. Come see what it’s all about in our unique visual style dictionary.