The Swan House and related projects are featured in the following texts:
Dollens, Dennis. Simone Swan: Adobe Building. Sites Books. New Mexico, 2005 71pp.
Montgomery, Johnnye. Life Lessons in Adobe.December 2005.
Swan, Simone. The Merry Pranks Of Scholarly Mud Freaks. Desert Candle, spring 2005:20.
Laughlin, Joyanna. Desert Serenity (PDF). Natural Home Magazine, Nov-Dec 2004:88.
Davidson, John. Simone Swan Adores Adobe (PDF). Preservation Magazine. March/April 1999: 52.
Davidson, John. The Soaring Promise of Adobe (PDF). Texas Co-op Power. August 1999: 5.
Doughty, Dick. From The Nile To The Rio Grande (PDF). Aramco World. July/August 1999: 46.
McGregor, Suzi. Photos: Moore, Terrence. Living Homes, Sustainable Architecture and Design. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. 2001: 70.
Miller, Lauraine. Homes From the Earth (PDF). Houston Chronicle. Texas. July 12, 1998.
Novovitch, Barbara. African Solution to Low-Cost Adobe Roofs (PDF). Reuters.
Swan, Simone. Elegant Solutions (PDF). Aramco World. July/August 1999.
Mostaedi, Arian . Sustainable Architecture, Low Tech Houses. Links International, Barcelona, 2002.
Welch, Frank. Hands On (PDF). Texas Architect. November/December 1998: 38.
In preparation: Letters From Presidio by Simone Swan (Publisher Gibbs Smith), an illustrated book with long captions including history, memoirs, as well as technical texts on earth architecture.
RECOMMENDED TEXTS
Baker-Laporte, Paula. Prescriptions for a Healthy House: A Practical Guide for Architects, Builders, and Homeowners New Society Publishers, Ltd. 2001
Bourgeois, Jean-Louis. Spectacular Vernacular, The Adobe Tradition. New York: Aperture Foundation. 1989.
Doat, P., et.al. Construir con tierra, tomo II. Bogota: Fondo Rotatorio Editorial. 1990.
Fathy, Hassan. Architecture for the Poor. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. 1973.
Fathy, Hassan. Natural Energy and Vernacular Architecture. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. 1986.
McHenry, Paul. Adobe and Rammed Earth Buildings. Tucson: The University of Arizona Press. 1984.
Minke, Gernot. Earth Construction Handbook. WIT Press. 2000.
Oliver, Paul. Dwellings: The House Across the World. Austin: University of Austin Press. 1987.
Richards, J M, et.al. Hassan Fathy. Singapour: Concept Media. 1985
Seamon, David and Mugerauer (editors). Dwelling, Place & Environment. New York: Columbia University Press. 1985.
Steele, James. An Architecture for the People, The Complete Works of Hassan Fathy. American University in Cairo Press. 1997.
Steele, James. Hassan Fathy. London: Academy Editions. 1988.
Steele, James. The Hassan Fathy Collection, A Catalogue of Visual Documents at the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Geneva: The Aga Khan Trust for Culture. 1989.
Steen, Athena and Bill, et.al. The Straw Bale House. Vermont: Chelsea Green Publishing Company. 1994.
Stone, B. Douglas, et.al. Earth for Homes. Washington, DC: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of International Affairs. 1974.
Seamon, David and Mugerauer (editors). Dwelling, Place & Environment. New York: Columbia University Press. 1985.
ADOBE COURSES
Kurt Gardella teaches the “Adobe in Action Certificte in Adobe Construction”, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504.
E-mail: kurt@adobeinaction.org
Website: www.adobeinaction.org
SITE CREDITS
Photography: Mike Howard, Yasmina Rossi, Vicky Swan, Catherine Wanek, Sandro Canovas, Richard Levine, Jenny Quillien, Ronald Rael, Alive Stevens
Web Design and Development: Dennis Dollens, Kurt Gardella, James Harford