Visionary Cities: The Arcology of Paolo Soleri

Visionary Cities: The Arcology of Paolo Soleri, VERY GOOD in wraps, fantastic designed architecture catalog of experimental ideas and design, Praeger publishers, 1970, also contains Cosanti Foundation map and Paolo Soleri brochure, FINE trifold, with Arcosanti Workshops folded brochure VERY GOOD, with yellowing on newsprint, folded 17”
x24” dated 1979, (book 1970, and two ephemeral items).

Theories and designs for the cities of the future by architect, urban designer, artist and philosopher Paolo Soleri (1919-2013). Illustrated with photography of architectural models. Commentary by D. Wall. Black trade paperback with white titling, illustrated with black and white photographs. Unpaginated (approx. 90 pages.) Arcosanti is an urban laboratory, constructed in the Arizona high desert and focused on innovative design and community and environmental accountability. The goal is to actively pursue lean alternatives to urban sprawl based on Paolo Soleri’s theory of compact city design. In his philosophy “arcology” (architecture + ecology), Soleri formulated a path to help us on our evolutionary journey toward a state of aesthetic, equity, and compassion.

“Since the late 1960s, The Cosanti Foundation has been dedicated to influencing the way the built world is created in balance with the natural world. Focused on founder Paolo Soleri’s groundbreaking concept of “arcology” (a blend of architecture and ecology), The Cosanti Foundation strives to advance its fundamental principles in the field of architecture and environmental stewardship today. Overseen by a dynamic Board of Directors, The Cosanti Foundation makes connections to scholars, architects, and environmentalists with its message and mission.”
—-Cosanti Foundation

$ 125.00