Esoteric Survey

Arcosanti  (1970- ) An Urban Laboratory Sunset Sunrise Cosanti  (1956-1974) See what's inside-- here . A super special assembly.  Barrel Vault at Cosanti (1968-71) Gates in front of the DeConcini house in Phoenix, Az by Paolo Soleri (1981) See more here . Paolo Soleri Bridge and Plaza (2010) More on the bridge  here . The great Paolo Soleri

Yeah,  Arcosanti  again. This time with a muddy road. This was my first time staying down below in the guest rooms. Not a bad view for $40. Doorway of one of the permanent residents of Arcosanti.   A note posted on the bulletin board called them "Arconauts".  Paolo Soleri designs on the I-17 / Cordes Junction bridges near Arcosanti . More on Arcosanti here , here , here , and  here .

Visionary architect and artist  Paolo Soleri  has died at 93 Paolo Soleri at Taliesin West in 1948.   Frank  Lloyd Wright and Paolo Soleri both died on April 9th.  There has got to be something to that.  Photo: Lois D. Gottlieb, the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives  (The Museum of Modern Art | Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York).  Via Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation The Arcosanti website has posted an in  memoriam .

Arcosanti Clay arcokitty a a A Ceramics Studio Apse  The ceramics studio in operation.  It's good to see connections to Soleri's time at  Taliesin West . A Source:   Soleri: Architecture as Human Ecology Ceramic walkway lighting CRAFTS///