at Arcosanti,
Paolo Soleri's Prototype Arcology in the Arizona
Desert
Friday through Sunday
September 24, 25 and 26th, 1999
In October, 1997, the first Paradox Conference was held at
Arcosanti, a now-legendary
gathering of thinkers and visionaries investigating the emergence of cyberspace, its
relationship to habitat, and evolutionary scenarios for human culture and consciousness
in the 21st Century.
"A turning is in the air. Slowly, tentatively, a 'network path' arises from the midst of
yearning and confusion, a multifaceted but integral mode of spirit that might humanely
and sensibly navigate the technological house of mirrors without losing the resonance of
ancient ways or the ability to slice through the greed, hate, and delusion that human
life courts."
- Erik Davis, from TechGnosis, 1999
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LIMITED ATTENDANCE
- REGISTER NOW!
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Marcos Novak
Founding Director, RealityLab and Advanced Design Research Program, School
of Architecture, University of Texas, Austin; Visiting Professor of
Architecture and Urban Design at UCLA
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Mark Pesce
VRML co-inventor, Internet visionary
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Paolo Soleri
Founder/Designer of Arcosanti
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Erik Davis
Technology and culture critic, author of "TechGnosis: Myth, Magic &
Mysticism in the Age"
of Information
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Ron Anastasia
Director, Arcosanti Paradox Project; co-Director of Paradox II
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Michael Gosney
Trustee, Cosanti Foundation; president of Verbum, Inc.; founder of Radio-V.com;
co-director of Paradox II
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Michael O'Rourke
CEO, Dimension 7, expert in immersive media environments and DVD
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Sherri Sheridan
Co-founder of MindsEyeMedia, high-end SF computer animation company
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Peter Anders
Author, architect, founder of mindspace.net
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Jon Jerde
Founder of The Jerde Partnership, developer of major mixed use urban complexes
worldwide
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Kevin Peer
Award-winning documentary filmmaker
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Nathan Vogel
Co-Founder and FX Director of MindsEyeMedia, high-end SF computer animation
company
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Jennifer Cobb
Theologian, high tech consultant, author of "Cybergrace: The Search for God
in the Digital World"
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Gil Levin
Professor of Epidemiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; editor of
"Computers in Psychiatry/Psychology"
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Stephen Perrella
Founder, Hypersurface Systems, Inc.
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Coco Conn
SIGGRAPH organizer, president, Digital Circus Productions, creator of
CitySpace Project
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Richard Loveless
Director, Institute for Studies in the Arts - ASU College of Fine Arts
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Mel Roman
Chairman of the Cosanti Foundation
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Michael Dobry
Director, Technology and Science, Southern California Institute of Architecture
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Ron McCoy
Director, School of Architecture, ASU; partner, McCoy and Simon Architects
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Jonathan Schull
Haverford College Associate Professor of Biological Psychology, co-founder of
Downtown Anywhere Inc.
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REGISTER NOW
We are limited to 300 attendees and the conference is filling up rapidly. The fee of
$150.00 ($195 after September 1) includes all panels, performances, activities and
refreshments. Cafe at Arcosanti cuisine is available for a package price of $60 for 6
meals, or on a per-meal basis. Child care is available.
INFO LINE: 520-632-0035
(Arcosanti general line 520-632-7135)
(Paradox Conference work-for-fee positions and Paradox Associate interships available -
contact Michael Gosney, 415-777-9901)
CAMPING AND ACCOMMODATIONS
Enjoy Arcosanti's scenic campground or reserve a discount rate room in nearby Prescott at
the new Ramada Inn - 520-777-0770. Ask for Diane in reservations and mention Paradox.
The weather in our high desert location is beautiful in late September. The campground is
located 1/4 mile downhill from the main city site near the workshop and organic gardens
along the Agua Fria River. Showers, bathrooms and bar-b-ques available to all campground
guests. (Please don't feed the geese and chickens!)
Camping is $10 per night per person.
We are look forward to being with you at Arcosanti in September!
"The Noosphere is finally nothing less than the manifestation of a particular kind of
super-Brain, capable of attaining mastery over some super-sphere in the universe and in
the realm of thought. ... Something is purposefully stirring, as in a living being. No
one can deny that a network (a world network) of economic and psychic affiliations is
being woven at ever increasing speed which envelops and constantly penetrates more deeply
within each of us."
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, 1947
FOR MORE INFORMATION...WWW.ARCOSANTI.ORG
Explore our award-winning Arcosanti website for in-depth information on Arcosanti,
Arcology, and the Paradox Program.
Arcology
Paolo Soleri's methodology of urban design
Arcosanti Panoramic views
zoom around these panoramic photos for a taste of the
breathtaking environment
Day to Day life at Arcosanti
- the slow but steady progress of construction,
many
projects and initiatives, and some of the most interesting people of the next era!
Paradox Program
a philosophical program at Arcosanti that focusses
on digital media,
habitat, ecology and the possibilities for new realms of human evolution at the dawn of
the 21st Century.
Paradox I
the inaugural 1997 conference
Paradox Internship
a special workshop program at Arcosanti
Paradox Conference is a joint production of the Cosanti Foundation
and Verbum, Inc. Co-directors: Ron Anastasia and Michael
Gosney.
The 1999 Paradox Conference sponsors include: Institute for Studies in the Arts, College
of Fine Arts, ASU; PRISM (Partnerships for Research in Stereo Modeling, ASU; Department
of Architecture, College of Architecture and Environmental Design, ASU; College of
Engineering and Applied Science, ASU; Instruction Support Group, ASU
LIVE AT ARCOSANTI AS A PARADOX ASSOCIATE!
The Paradox Project at Arcosanti is accepting applications for a one month internship
starting September 1, 1999. Work on the Paradox Conference planning and production,
website, on-line conference and Virtual Arcosanti Model. This is a unique opportunity to
experience and contribute to one of the most important architectural and social projects
of our time, participating in both the Paradox Program and day to day responsibilities of
the Arcosanti community and site.
Stay in one of Arcosanti's finished units and
divide your time between work on Paradox
and community service. Contribute your computer skills to Paradox and your other skills
(some you may have forgotten you had?) to the Cafe, gardens and landscaping, maintenance,
wood and metal shop, campground, plumbing and electric, finishing, day care and more.
Weekly fee of $75 covers complete room and board.
For more information on these limited internship positions, contact Michael Gosney,
Paradox Conference co-director at mg@verbum.com, or
415-777-9901.
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