Bookmark

Profile - Patrutherford

Back to building basics

Vista Grande teacher Keaton Kar­vas, left, helps shovel mor­tar so Felix Archuleta can con­tinue lay­ing bricks and smooth­ing out the adobe wall. Kar­vas is hop­ing to have a cer­ti­fi­ca­tion in adobe build­ing avail­able for his stu­dents for the 2019-20 school year.
Vista Grande teacher Keaton Kar­vas, left, helps shovel mor­tar so Felix Archuleta can con­tinue lay­ing bricks and smooth­ing out the adobe wall. Kar­vas is hop­ing to have a cer­ti­fi­ca­tion in adobe build­ing avail­able for his stu­dents for the 2019-20 school year.
Jesse Moya/The Taos News

In an effort to preserve an ancient building technique, Vista Grande High School is working toward adobe certifications for students interested in learning the original Southwest bui...