Adobeisnotsoftware is the earthen education and advocacy arm of LMA, a California-based architecture firm that specializes in adaptive reuse, high-performance workplace, technical environments. We believe in the extraordinary potential of ordinary things.

Upcoming Workshops

Saturday, May 10, 2025 - Multiple Times

Tour of the Stevie & Bruce Love Adobe

Visit Los Angeles County’s most recent adobe home. This one-hour tour will introduce visitors to the architecturally unique Stevie and Bruce Love adobe, the most recent adobe building constructed in…

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Sunday May 18, 2025, 9AM— 4PM

Introduction to Earthen Wall Building – Concepts

This class is an intensive introduction to Adobe Block and construction situated in a historic homestead ranch outside of Pioneertown, California. Covering the same curriculum as our Making Adobe ½…

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Friday, May 23rd - Sunday, May 25, 9AM-5PM Daily

Horno Building – 3-Day Intensive (In-Person)

Earthen ovens are affordable to build, fun to use, and provide a baking environment impossible to recreate in the kitchen. In conjunction with the previous weekend’s Introduction to Earthen Wall…

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On-demand (starting January 1, 2025)

Intro to Earth as a Building Material (100B)

This one-hour online class is a condensed introduction to using earth as a building material taught via a series of video modules. This course gives an overview of the different…

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Working to educate, enable, and advance adobe construction in California.

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