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Collection:
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Archivision Base to Module 13
LocalCollection
Archivision Base to Module 13
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Preferred Title:
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Arcosanti
Work_PrefTitle
Arcosanti
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Crafts III, view looking up at circular skylight
Image_Title
Crafts III, view looking up at circular skylight
Image View
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Creator:
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Paolo Soleri (American architect, born 1919)
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Paolo Soleri (American architect, born 1919)
Creator
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Location:
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site: Cordes Junction, Arizona, United States
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
site: Cordes Junction, Arizona, United States
Location
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Location Note:
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Near Cordes Junction, 70 miles north of Phoenix
Work_LocationNotes
Near Cordes Junction, 70 miles north of Phoenix
Location Note
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GPS:
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34.342978-112.101647
GPS
34.342978-112.101647
GPS
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Date:
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begun 1970 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
begun 1970 (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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American
Work_Culture
American
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Twentieth century
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Twentieth century
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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inhabited place
Work_Worktype1
inhabited place
Work Type 1
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Work Type 2:
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ideal city
Work_Worktype2
ideal city
Work Type 2
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Work Type 3:
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housing project
Work_Worktype3
housing project
Work Type 3
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Classification:
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architecture
Work_Classification
architecture
Classification
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Material:
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concrete; wood
Work_MaterialDisplay
concrete; wood
Material
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
Work_Technique
construction (assembling)
Technique
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Subjects:
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architectural exteriors; cityscapes; contemporary (1960 to present); domestic life; genre; engineering and industry; manufacturing; City planning; Housing; ideal cities; dwelling; skylight; interior
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
architectural exteriors; cityscapes; contemporary (1960 to present); domestic life; genre; engineering and industry; manufacturing; City planning; Housing; ideal cities; dwelling; skylight; interior
Subjects
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Description:
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Supported by grants from the Graham and Guggenheim Foundations, Soleri began to explore massive urban applications of his philosophies, initially in the City on the Mesa project (1958-1967), an urban plan for two million inhabitants on a plot the size of Manhattan. Using huge translucent plastic models to depict his ideas, he designed numerous high-density cities that he called 'arcologies' from their combination of architecture and ecology. From the early 1970s he built his prototype 'arcology', Arcosanti, on 14 acres of an 860-acre parcel in the high desert of central Arizona. The project was intended eventually to house 5000 people in a 25-storey chain of futuristic buildings perched on the edge of a mesa. [The current population generally varies between 70 and 120, depending on the number of students and interns working at the time.] (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
Supported by grants from the Graham and Guggenheim Foundations, Soleri began to explore massive urban applications of his philosophies, initially in the City on the Mesa project (1958-1967), an urban plan for two million inhabitants on a plot the size of Manhattan. Using huge translucent plastic models to depict his ideas, he designed numerous high-density cities that he called 'arcologies' from their combination of architecture and ecology. From the early 1970s he built his prototype 'arcology', Arcosanti, on 14 acres of an 860-acre parcel in the high desert of central Arizona. The project was intended eventually to house 5000 people in a 25-storey chain of futuristic buildings perched on the edge of a mesa. [The current population generally varies between 70 and 120, depending on the number of students and interns working at the time.] (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Addition Module Three
LocalCollection
Archivision Addition Module Three
Collection
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Identifier:
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1A1-SP-A-D4
Image_OriginalVendor ID
1A1-SP-A-D4
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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