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80: 20: 91:(partial domes) as passive energy collectors that collect light and heat in the lower winter sun, deflecting it and creating shade in the higher summer sun. The swimming pool and several other structures have southern exposures to maximize the warmth of the winter sun. 102:
was poured over mounds of densely packed earth; the earth was excavated after the concrete solidified. A modified earthcasting technique is also used to craft the bronze and ceramic wind-bells produced at Cosanti and Arcosanti on weekday mornings.
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The structures at Cosanti include the original "Earth House", a student dormitory, outdoor studios, performance space, a swimming pool, gift shop, and Soleri's residence. All are set amidst courtyards, terraces and garden paths.
72:, an "urban laboratory" in the desert seventy miles north, for which he became famous. As students and the frontier of development moved there, Cosanti became the headquarters and namesake of Soleri's foundation. 53:, it is surrounded by a wealthy suburban neighborhood. In Italian, the name Cosanti "is a combination of the words for 'object' and 'before,' and it means, 'There are things more important than objects.'" 38:, USA, it has become an Arizona Historic Site open to the public. Cosanti is marked by terraced landscaping, experimental earth-formed concrete structures, and sculptural wind-bells. 87:
Many structures are partly underground and surrounded by mounds of earth for insulation, moderating their interior temperatures year-round. Soleri designed and built south-facing
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Soleri and his wife Colly established their residence there in 1956 on a five-acre site just a few miles from
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Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability
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is the gallery and studio of Italian-American architect
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Buildings and structures in Maricopa County, Arizona
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Paolo Soleri
Paradise Valley, Arizona
Taliesin West
Frank Lloyd Wright
Scottsdale
arcology
Arcosanti

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arcology
Concrete


"Soleri thinks very big"
ISSN
0362-4331



"Deep in the Desert, No Longer Far Out"
ISSN
0362-4331
"COSANTI Earth House Interior"
"Paolo Soleri and America's Third Utopia: the sustainable City-Region"
doi
10.1080/17549175.2020.1726798
ISSN
1754-9175
Arcosanti official website

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