A Los Angeles-based organization dedicated to educating, enabling and advancing adobe construction in California.
UPCOMING
Workshops
AiNS offers periodic classes and lectures in Southern California covering a variety of adobe related topics.
Nov 1–28, 2021
Introduction to Building with Adobe in California
This 4-week online course covers the basics of building with adobe (earthen blocks) in California.
Horno Building Workshop
Earthen ovens are inexpensive to build, fun to use, and provide baking environment impossible to recreate in the kitchen.
Adobe Project Planning & Foundations
This week long class covers the fundamentals of designing and planning an adobe home. We will make our own adobe bricks and learn the basics of soil selection and testing.
Adobe Walls
This week long course covers the fundamentals of building earthen walls using adobe bricks. We will be laying adobes onto the foundation wall course by course ending with the installation of a wood bond beam at the top.
Adobe Roofs, Vaults, Openings & Insulation
This week long course covers the fundamentals of designing and installing roofs for adobe structures. We will focus on shed and gable roofs with extended eaves.
Interior & Exterior Earthen and Lime Finishes
This week long course covers the fundamentals of finishing interior and exterior adobe block walls with natural plasters and paints.
From last year
Check out the gallery from our recent workshops
MEET THE
Instructors
Kurt and Ben met in 2006 at Northern New Mexico College. Through their shared passion for adobe, the desert, and green chile, they have collaborated on numerous adobe projects, including a dome, a vault, and several earthen ovens.
Kurt Gardella
Kurt has been teaching and building with adobe since 2006. He offers classes through Adobe in Action and at Santa Fe Community College.
Ben Loescher
Ben is a licensed architect, founder of AiNS and principal of Loescher Meachem Architects in Los Angeles.