Evolution of Santa Fe's Architectural Identity

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Exploring Santa Fe's journey from traditional Adobe architecture to the innovative 'Santa Fe style' as a Southwest tourist destination, examining the city's preservation efforts and their influence on growth and gentrification.

Roman Mars is on a mission to describe the cities that shaped who he is and how he thinks about design. Next up, Santa Fe.

Santa Fe wasn’t always on the proverbial map — in fact, the Santa Fe railroad just passed it on by. A lot of care has been taken to keep Santa Fe cute and quaint over its history, with steps to preserve native architecture and historical design. The result is a mixture of structures old and new, but mostly made to look old, for better or worse.

Roman Mars Describes Santa Fe As It Is

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