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

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Introduction to Adobe – 1/2-Day Intensive (June 2026)

IN-PERSON IN PIONEERTOWN, CA
SUNDAY, June 7, 2026 - 9AM - 1PM

This field workshop is a condensed introduction to adobe block and construction taught in a single pleasant morning in Pioneertown, California.

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Introduction to Adobe – 1/2-Day Intensive (Sept. 2026)

IN-PERSON IN PIONEERTOWN, CA
SUNDAY, September 27, 2026 - 9AM - 1PM

This field workshop is a condensed introduction to adobe block and construction taught in a single pleasant morning in Pioneertown, California.

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Introduction to Adobe – 1/2-Day Intensive (Oct. 2026)

IN-PERSON IN PIONEERTOWN, CA
SUNDAY, October 18, 2026 - 9AM - 1PM

This field workshop is a condensed introduction to adobe block and construction taught in a single pleasant morning in Pioneertown, California.

Adobe Construction Basics – 2026 Online Bootcamp
Adobe Construction Basics – 2026 Online Bootcamp

ON-DEMAND BOOTCAMP

This 6-module online bootcamp will teach you the fundamentals of adobe block and construction that can be completed at your own pace. The comprehensive curriculum teaches you everything you need to know to build your own landscape garden wall from adobe bricks. As an AIA-accredited class, architectural professionals will also have the opportunity to earn 10 HSW Learning Units.

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Tickets are available for our next Making Adobe workshop in Pioneertown, CA, on Sunday, June 7th 🧱 The class is a condensed introduction to adobe block and construction, where participants will get hands-on experience and learn everything from soil
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Ben joins Frances Yang of Arup and Anthony Dente of Verdant Structural Engineers to discuss advocacy at the 2026 West Coast Natural Building Conference next Friday, April 10th, hosted by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. The conference’s theme, Traditi
Build an earthen oven with us! There are a few spaces still available for our 3-day earthen oven (horno) building workshop in collaboration with @yuccavalleymaterial May 15–17 | 9 am – 4 pm⠀ ⠀ Spots are limited. Link in bio to register.
Ummmm @adobe can we talk? 🥺👉👈
Ben Loescher and Lucy Lloyd of Adobeisnotsoftware (and @terrain.la_) chatted with @archrecordmag’s @designed.podcast about our championing of adobe block construction, as well as Terrain’s process of upcycling buildings and challenging st