In the high desert just outside Albuquerque, a private residence built in 1934 by John Gaw Meem--otherwise known as the father of
Pueblo Revival architecture--lives on as Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm (from $205; lospoblanos.com), where a working lavender farm complements rooms with kiva fireplaces, loaner bikes for scenic rides along the Rio Grande, and a restored dairy barn that houses a farm-to-table restaurant, bar, and small-batch bakery.
Its iconic wooden, over-water swings and white
Pueblo Revival architecture are only the beginning.
I also wanted to ask about the Pueblo Revival style of architecture because I have been looking at some pictures of places around campus, and it is clear that that style is an influence on the physical space of the campus, and I wondered, to what extent is there a strong design influence in the writing program or other aspects of the institution?
Architectural historians will tell you the Pueblo Revival style is actually a fake thing.
It was an early University president, William Tight, who in the early 1900s, after a big controversy, officially adopted the Pueblo Revival style, which as I understand it kind of blends the architecture of the Pueblos and of Spanish missions.
Through careful research of city archive photos, Mojarrab restored it to its original
Pueblo Revival style.
A row of
pueblo revival houses (6), a style popular in the 1920s, lines the west side, solid and slightly exotic images of permanence and comfort.