Architecture is able to affect our feelings much more than we think. Seeing a building so unusual but harmonious and respectful of the environment that surrounds it, I can just envy  its inhabitants and take photographs. I’m in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. The city, crossed by the Rio Grande, has a desert climate with strong seasonal and daily thermal excursions. What better solution than homes built of earth and wood? These materials are readily available in an environment like this. In cold months, the thick adobe walls provide thermal storage mass that mitigates the climate by releasing, in the night, the heat accumulated during the day and always slowing the temperature changes. The colors and shapes are always minimally invasive towards the surrounding space. There are many and many examples.