Santa Fe Modern: Contemporary Design in the High DesertWide swaths of glass, deep set portals, long porches, and courtyards allow vistas, color, and light to become integral parts of the very being of a house, emboldening a way to experience a personal connection to the desert landscape. The architects featured draw from the New Mexican architectural heritage they use ancient materials such as adobe in combination with steel and glass, and they apply this language to the proportions and demands exacted by