Home›Buildings and Structures›Material›AdobeElements and MaterialsAdobeuh-DOH-beeAlso Known As MudbrickMaterialReference and ClassificationDevelopingA sun-dried brick made from a mixture of earth, water and often straw or another binding fiber, one of the oldest and most widespread building materials. It is the traditional material of Pueblo architecture in the American Southwest and of major West African monuments such as the mosques of the Mali sahel, and it remains common in vernacular and low-energy construction across arid climates.FactsAdobeConnectionsIn the Other AtlasesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsElement KindWell-attestedMaterial 2First Used EraWell-attestedNeolithic Near East, with construction dated to before 5,100 years before present, among the oldest building materials still in use; historically widespread also in the Americas, the Middle East and Africa. 1EraEra (category)Well-attestedNeolithic 1AdobeFilter Results11 entriesBuilding FamilyAllArchaeological Sites of Mesoamerica and Indigenous North America (2)Archaeological Sites of the Mediterranean and Greco-Roman World (1)Historic Districts (Multiple Buildings) (1)Historic Houses (Individual Landmarks) (1)Historic Houses of the Midwestern and Western United States (1)Islamic Mosques (2)Mausoleums, Tombs and Mounds (1)Theaters and Performance Venues (1)Vernacular and Traditional Dwellings (1)Villas (1)Villas of North America (1)StyleAllColonial Architecture (1)Georgian Architecture (1)Islamic Architecture (1)Pueblo Architecture (2)Sudano-Sahelian Architecture (2)Talud-Tablero (2)Building TypeAllAdobe mosque (1)Adobe Pueblo Complex (1)Ancient city (1)Archaeological site (1)Destroyed building or structure (1)Historic house (1)Historic site (1)Mosque (1)Platform mound (earthwork) (1)Settlement (1)Single-family detached home (1)Completed YearAll300 (1)1100 (1)1300 (1)1421 (1)1646 (1)1803 (1)1838 (1)1853 (1)1906 (1)1907 (1)Standing StatusAllDemolished (2)Reconstructed (1)Standing (8)GroupAllArchaeological Sites of Mesoamerica and Indigenous North America (2)Archaeological Sites of the Mediterranean and Greco-Roman World (1)Historic Districts (Multiple Buildings) (1)Historic Houses of the Midwestern and Western United States (1)Islamic Mosques (2)Mausoleums, Tombs and Mounds (1)Theaters and Performance Venues (1)Vernacular and Traditional Dwellings (1)Villas of North America (1)PlaceAllGhana (1)Honduras (1)Mali (1)Mexico (1)Tunisia (1)United States (6)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 11Branciforte AdobeAdobeCarthageAdobeCopánAdobeDe Vargas Street HouseAdobeGreat Mosque of DjennéAdobeJosé Castro HouseAdobeLarabanga MosqueAdobeMonks MoundAdobeSocial Hall (Salt Lake City)AdobeTaos PuebloAdobeTeotihuacanAdobeConnectionsAssociated WithCob, Architectural Materials Well-attested Load-Bearing Wall, Elements and Materials Well-attested Rammed Earth, Elements and Materials Well-attested Vernacular Architecture, Concepts Well-attested Source WikipediaAdditional Source Adobe (Wikipedia)Seen InBranciforte Adobe, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Branciforte Adobe (Wikipedia)Carthage, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Carthage - WikipediaCopán, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Copán (Wikipedia)De Vargas Street House, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source De Vargas Street House (Wikipedia)Great Mosque of Djenné, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Wikidata: Great Mosque of DjenneJosé Castro House, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Jose Castro House (Wikidata)tier 3Additional Source José Castro House (Wikipedia)Wikipedia leadLarabanga Mosque, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Larabanga Mosque (Wikidata)tier 3Monks Mound, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Monks Mound (Wikipedia)tier 3Social Hall (Salt Lake City), Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Social Hall (Salt Lake City) (Wikipedia)Taos Pueblo, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Taos Pueblo - WikipediaTeotihuacan, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Source Teotihuacan (Wikipedia)tier 3In the Other AtlasesEra Of OriginThe Neolithic PeriodAlso in History Atlas: the era this subject comes from.Sources1. Adobe (Wikipedia)Wikimedia FoundationWikipedia: Adobe, Lead sectionAdobe architecture has been dated to before 5,100 BP.Wikipedia: AdobeMost adobe buildings are similar in appearance to cob and rammed earth buildings. Adobe is among the earliest building materials, and is used throughout the world.English Wikipedia, Adobe, lead section, first paragraphis a building material made from loam and organic materials. Adobe is Spanish for mudbrick.In Category: Elements and MaterialsAssociated With: Vernacular ArchitectureView the Source2. WikipediaWikimedia FoundationWikipedia: Adobe, history sectionQuote, Wikipedia: Adobe, history sectionAdobe had been in use by indigenous peoples of the Americas in the Southwestern United States, Mesoamerica, and the Andes for several thousand years.View the SourceWikidata: Great Mosque of DjenneSeen In: Great Mosque of Djenné, Infobox material field: AdobeView the SourceLarabanga Mosque (Wikidata)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: Larabanga Mosque, Infobox material field: AdobeView the SourceSocial Hall (Salt Lake City) (Wikipedia)Seen In: Social Hall (Salt Lake City), Infobox material field: Stone/AdobeView the SourceCarthage - WikipediaSeen In: Carthage, Article bodyQuote, Seen In: Carthage, Article bodymud brick walls and beaten clay floorsView the SourceCopán (Wikipedia)Seen In: Copán, Article bodyQuote, Seen In: Copán, Article bodyThese early buildings were built of stone and adobeView the SourceTeotihuacan (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: Teotihuacan, Article bodyQuote, Seen In: Teotihuacan, Article bodyThe architecture was different, featuring round adobe structures, as well as foreign pottery and artifacts identified as belonging to the Gulf Coast region.View the SourceTaos Pueblo - WikipediaSeen In: Taos Pueblo, Article textQuote, Seen In: Taos Pueblo, Article textTaos Pueblo's most prominent architectural feature is a multi-storied residential complex of reddish-brown adobe, built on either side of the Rio Pueblo.View the SourceMonks Mound (Wikipedia)tier 3Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: Monks Mound, Article textQuote, Seen In: Monks Mound, Article textThe structure rises in four terraces to a height of 100 feet (30 m) with a rectangular base covering nearly 15 acres (6.1 ha) and containing 22 million cubic feet of adobe, carried basket by basket to the site.View the SourceDe Vargas Street House (Wikipedia)Seen In: De Vargas Street House, Article textQuote, Seen In: De Vargas Street House, Article textThe De Vargas Street House is a two-story adobe building; the first floor is original and the second floor was reconstructed based on the original in the 1920s.View the SourceBranciforte Adobe (Wikipedia)Seen In: Branciforte Adobe, Article textQuote, Seen In: Branciforte Adobe, Article textThe Branciforte Adobe has 2-foot-thick (0.61 m) adobe mud plastered walls which are still remaining, a tile roof classic to the Spanish era later changed to redwood shake, and a veranda on the front rebuilt in the 1980s.View the SourceJosé Castro House (Wikipedia)Seen In: José Castro House, Wikipedia leadQuote, Seen In: José Castro House, Wikipedia leadThe José Castro House (Spanish: Casa José Castro), sometimes known as the Castro-Breen Adobe, is a historic adobe home in San Juan Bautista, California, facing the Plaza de San Juan.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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