NR Vol. 11 Space & Composition · Spring Summer 2020
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Arcosanti

An aperture into architect Paolo Soleri’s City of Future, an urban laboratory

ARIZONA, UNITED STATES—I arrived to Arcosanti late on an afternoon, after driving many hours from Monument Valley through Sedona. I was really looking forward to visit Arcosanti, but having seen the wonders of those natural reserves, canyons and spectacular landscapes, I believed Arcosanti would not impress me… and I was wrong… I didn’t know much about Paolo Soleri’s project. I just knew it was an unfinished experimental city created during the 70s designed to be self-sufficient, and that we were going to sleep in The Sky Suite, the room with the best views you could rent in Arcosanti.

Once there, I was amazed by the project, the buildings, the people living, working and studying there. Also I got interested about the Architect (Paolo Soleri’s) work. I was lucky that in the room there was a huge book that gathered his drawings and ideas about futuristic cities. I also learned that the name of Arcosanti came from two italian words “Cosa” and “Anti”, that literally means, “before things”. I learnt also about the concept of Arcology, which comes from putting together Architecture and Ecology, and the importance of that concept in the current society of “take make dispose” that is ruining our planet.

I will always remember the days I spent in such a special city, that keeps alive Paolo Soleri’s ideas.

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Graphic Design
Countersubject

Contributing writers
Nicola Barrett
Mariana Berezovska
Andrea Bratta
Ellie Brown
Matthew Burgos
Kayla Curtis-Evans
Cassidy George
Billy De Luca
Juule Kay
Dara Khakpour
Arielle Lana LeJarde
Lindsey Okubo
Lorenzo Ottone
Jade Removille
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