Paolo Soleri was a student of Frank Lloyd Wright, and his pathbreaking concept of 'arcology' (architecture+ecology) envisioned minimal-impact urban colonies designed for sustainablity and efficiency, bringnig human and natural ecosystems into greater harmony. It's a bit of an idealist utopia at this pont, but its an interesting alternative to the vast subu
rban sprawl that we chose to dominate the American landscape. Arcology came closest to reality in his Arizona desert colony, Arcosanti- worth checking out. I`m considering staying for a few months...I need something interesting to do after I graduate, and they are right around the corner from burning man. Any takers?
I know Real Estate is down- they chose Soleri's famous hexahedron colony design for their latest EP...a nice nerdy irony considering their name.
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