Matt and I were at a whisky distillery in Nashville, when one of the awesome brewers (Jessi) told us about an innovative architectural experiment in the desert of Arizona called Arcosanti, so we decided to visit.
Arcosanti is an urban laboratory focused on innovative design, community, and environmental accountability.
Paolo Soleri, an Italian architect, studied under Frank Lloyd Wright and developed the concept of arcology-- human's living in synergy with their environment, through the use of ecology in architecture. Soleri saw that the creation of suburbs turned many cites to wastelands, while the urban sprawl created an unnecessary waste of resources. Soleri sought to re-concentrate populations into self-sufficient, comprehensive micro-communities. He began building the prototype for such a city outside of Phoenix, AZ called Arocsanti.
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| Artists, architects and engineers live at Arcosanti, working on the building of the property as imagined by Soleri. |
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| Amphitheater- Regular concerts are held here. |
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| Arcosanti at night |
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| George Lucas visited Acrosanti and designed Luke's childhood home after the architecture, seen here. |
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| Our Roommate... |
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| Full view of Arcosanti |
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| Paolo Soleri Design |
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