Insider's Guide: Arcosanti, an architectural experiment in the Arizona desert
“Welcome to the Arcosanti urban laboratory proclaims the sign that welcomes visitors to this unusual experimental town located in the heart of Arizona.
Architect Paolo Soleri envisioned Arcosanti in the early 70s based on the principles of “arcology” - the fusion of architecture with ecology. The city is a continuous live experiment: Seven thousand people from around the world have participated in its construction over the past 46 years.
As Jeff Steiner, co-director of the foundation which runs Arcosanti, remarked: “Cities are newer forms of life on the planet. They are only 7,000 years old, and did not have time to be planned right. When I say “right,” I mean designed like every other form of life, within limits. Part of this is learning is how to build cities that make sense. We believe that some of these ideas are coming from Arcosanti now.
* Insider's Guide is a new series of short documentaries produced by the U.S. EMBASSY ATHENS, offering an insight to the Western United States. These videos show the entrepreneurial energy, public-private sector cooperation, and community involvement happening at unique destinations in the American west.
Welcome to Cosanti
Cosanti is where the famous Soleri Windbells are made and sold. Paolo Soleri was born in 1919 in Turin, Italy, where he earned his architectural degree. Soleri first came to the United States in 1947 to apprentice with Frank Lloyd Wright. Living and working in Arizona since 1956, Soleri established the Cosanti Foundation and his world famous line of bronze and ceramic wind-bells.
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Video footage and editing: Larry LoPresti
Music composed by: Grant LoPresti
Arcosanti City en Arizona
Paolo Soleri
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Paolo Soleri is an Italian-American architect, born in Turin, Italy in 1919. He was awarded his laurea (PhD degree with highest honors) in architecture from the Politecnico di Torino in 1946. He visited the United States in 1947 and spent a year and a half in fellowship with Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin West in Arizona, and at Taliesin in Spring Green, Wisconsin. During this time, he gained international recognition for a bridge design displayed at the Museum of Modern Art.
Soleri returned to Italy in 1950 where he was commissioned to build a large ceramics factory, Ceramica Artistica Solimene in Vietri on the Amalfi coast. The ceramics industry processes he became familiar with during its construction led to his award-winning designs and production of ceramic and bronze windbells and siltcast architectural structures. For over 30 years, proceeds from sales of the windbells have provided funds for construction to test his theoretical work.
In 1956 he settled in Scottsdale, Arizona, with his wife, and their two daughters. Soleri made a life-long commitment to research and experimentation in urban planning, establishing the Cosanti Foundation, a non-profit educational foundation.
The Cosanti Foundation's major project is Arcosanti, a community planned for 5,000 people, designed by Soleri; Arcosanti has been in construction since 1970. Located near Cordes Junction, about 70 miles (110 km) north of Phoenix and visible from Interstate I-17 in central Arizona, the project intends to provide a model demonstrating Soleri's concept of Arcology, architecture coherent with ecology. Arcology is envisioned by Soleri as a hyperdense city, designed to maximize human interaction; it should maximize access to shared, cost-effective infrastructural services, conserve water and reduce sewage; minimize the use of energy, raw materials and land; reduce waste and environmental pollution; and allow interaction with the surrounding natural environment.
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Paolo Soleri Bridge, Scottsdale, Waterfront.
A Day at Arcosanti - Mountain Standard Time
Last month, my friends and I made a stop at Arcosanti, somehow perfectly timed at sunset during a rain. It was so beautiful!
Mountain Standard Time is a series about living in Arizona, my home state. I think it's pretty cute here.
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Architecture ahead of its time -- The Paolo Soleri Amphitheater | Conrad Skinner | TEDxABQ
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Conrad Skinner is an architect with a background in art, art history and dance. Over the last four years, Skinner has emerged as one of the foremost advocates for the Paolo Soleri Amphitheater in Santa Fe, NM, the first theater designed expressly for American Indian drama. Through archival research and interviews with artists, architects, actors, writers and teachers, Skinner has come to understand the history of the theater and the characteristics that make it an architectural gem. Photo acknowledgements: Institute of American Indian Arts, Arcosanti, and Robert Reck.
Conrad Skinner graduated from Reed College in 1974. He earned his Master of Architecture from the University of New Mexico. In 1985 he moved to Santa Fe, concentrating on architectural design. Conrad began researching the Paolo Soleri Amphitheater's history when the Santa Fe Indian School announced plans to demolish it in 2010.
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Cliff dwellers The Rock House is located on cononino county Arizona
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The Architect: Judith Chafee
Judith Chafee is one of the most critically acclaimed and controversial architects to have practiced in Southern Arizona. She was the first woman from Arizona to be named a fellow in the American Institute of Architects, built record homes, AIA design winning homes and her Ramada house was even put on the national record of historic places. Locally she is known for the controversy surrounding the Blackwell House which once stood in the Tucson Mountains.
Producer/Editor: Andrew Brown
Videographers: Bob Lindberg, Steve Riggs, Andrew Brown
Voice Over: Cathy Rivers
Music: Ryan Chavira
Thanks to Special Collections-University of Arizona
City of Superior vs Resolution Copper Mine & Paolo Soleri
A look at legendary architect Paolo Soleri and the legacy of his work. Town official talk about their opposition to The Resolution Copper Mine proposed in the town of Superior.
Insider's Guide - Palm Springs: Architectural Oasis in the Desert
In Episode 1 of the Insider's Guide we travel to Palm Springs, California to admire its unique architecture and learn why so many fascinating people have built their lives in the desert. Palm Springs was once a secluded retreat for Hollywood stars - a small paradise for sun-drenched rest and rejuvenation during the winter months. Today, the 45,000 year-long residents of Palm Springs retain the fun, carefree character and architecture of the Hollywood heyday, but blend that history with modern cultural activities that attract artists, designers and architects from around the world.
U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt wrote an introduction for the video series in @HuffingtonPostGreece:
“We chose these tourist destinations because they are off the beaten path. They were created from a vision. They were created from that sense of possibility that is a defining feature of the American West. I am a proud Californian. Reinvention is a theme for West Coast Americans. Success in the West comes from fostering a creative environment that allows the best ideas to flourish—that’s the transformative power of Silicon Valley. But these photogenic towns and cities tell new stories of entrepreneurial energy. They show the possibilities from collaboration between local government, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector. These destinations show how citizen involvement can transform communities. We highlight tourism entrepreneurs who have prospered by protecting and projecting the local character of their home towns.
In just a few weeks here, I have already met Greeks working with the same spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship. And I have met Greeks who are eager to raise Greek tourism—which includes some of the most stunning destinations on the planet—to the next level. When you unleash your entrepreneurial spirit and start new collaborations, you never know where it may lead. Visit the Utopia of Arcosanti and take in Desert Art in Palm Springs.
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gPKiev decided to finally checkout Arcosanti & since his Granddaughter Penny had been there before he appointed her his Field Trip Tour Directer. This is a 8video series the 2 of them had done awhile back. So since Penny was there & she did a little background research she will be writing/typing the copy. So I turn it all over to her. chat later :=)♥ Danielle♥
Hi it's Penny some of what I'm going to write is based on rewritten facts (to the best of my knowledge) that I found on the internet. While other stuff will be observations & opinions from Granddad & myself. With that said we hope you enjoy this series. tee he he Granddad said to kick off your shoes.
Arcosanti is an experimental town and molten bronze bell casting community that has been developed by the late Italian-American architect, Paolo Soleri (RIP), who began construction in 1970 in central Arizona, Using a concept he called arcology, he started the town to demonstrate how urban conditions could be improved while minimizing the destructive impact on the earth. He taught and influenced generations of architects and urban designers who studied and worked with him there to build the town.
Paolo Soleri was an Italian-American architect. He established Arcosanti and the educational Cosanti Foundation. Soleri was a lecturer in the College of Architecture at Arizona State University and a National Design Award recipient in 2006. Wikipedia
Born: June 21, 1919, Turin, Italy
Died: April 9, 2013, Paradise Valley, AZ
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so there's a little background for you. We hope you enjoy our series. :-0 gDPenny & :-) gPKiev♥
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SADDLEBACK FAREWELL TOUR @ARCOSANTI BRONZE BELL FOUNDRY
Hark! Hear the Bells!
This is my final project for my JMC 345: Videography class at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University taught by Rob McJannet of CBS 5 in Phoenix. For this project, I went up to the Cosanti Originals Bell Studio in Paradise Valley, AZ and saw the entire process of the bells being made!
Science in a Resource Based Society
The images and videos of Arcosanti, Biosphere 2, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado were taken over several years of research and travel in the United States.
The rest of the images and video were taken from the Wikimedia Commons, NASA/JPL, Vimeo Creative Commons, and Google Images using the reuse license filter. Most have been modified from their original versions when allowed by their attribution license. Original drawings of arcological structures taken from City in the Image of Man by Paolo Soleri. Skyscraper arcology renderings can be found here:
An attribution list for each unique visual piece will be compiled here.
Natural Water Slide at Slide Rock State Park, Arizona
Enjoy the unique natural water slide at Slide Rock State Park. The park is located in beautiful Oak Creek Canyon, north of Sedona and south of Flagstaff.
Phoenix, Arizona | Wikipedia audio article
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Phoenix, Arizona
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Phoenix () is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona. With 1,626,078 people (as of 2017), Phoenix is the fifth most populous city nationwide, the most populous state capital in the United States, and the only state capital with a population of more than one million residents.Phoenix is the anchor of the Phoenix metropolitan area, also known as the Valley of the Sun, which in turn is a part of the Salt River Valley. The metropolitan area is the 12th largest by population in the United States, with approximately 4.73 million people as of 2017. In addition, Phoenix is the seat of Maricopa County, and at 517.9 square miles (1,341 km2), it is the largest city in the state, more than twice the size of Tucson and one of the largest cities in the United States.Settled in 1867 as an agricultural community near the confluence of the Salt and Gila Rivers, Phoenix incorporated as a city in 1881. It became the capital of Arizona Territory in 1889. Located in the northeastern reaches of the Sonoran Desert, Phoenix has a hot desert climate. Despite this, its canal system led to a thriving farming community with many of the original crops, such as alfalfa, cotton, citrus, and hay, remaining important parts of the Phoenix economy for decades. Cotton, cattle, citrus, climate, and copper were known locally as the Five C's of Phoenix's economy. These industries remained the driving forces of the city until after World War II, when high-tech companies began to move into the valley and air conditioning made Phoenix's hot summers more bearable.The city averaged a four percent annual population growth rate over a 40-year period from the mid-1960s to the mid-2000s. This growth rate slowed during the Great Recession of 2007–09, and has rebounded slowly. Phoenix is the cultural center of the Valley of the Sun, as well as the entire state.
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Took a trip to Arcosanti, an architectural wonder that we did not document on video. But trust me it was pretty neat.
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Student Life segment: Fields of green
Located on south campus across from NAU's School of Forestry building, new recreational fields were recently built to meet the student body's request of more recreational space. The fields fill that order while becoming a lesson in sustainability.