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Paolo Soleri
Paolo Soleri and his late wife Colly established the not-for-profit
Cosanti Foundation in 1965 to conduct architectural and urban
planning research. The construction of Arcosanti, both as
a goal and as a learning process, is the foremost concern
of the Foundation. Soleri received his Ph.D in Architecture
from the Torino Polytecnico in 1946. He first came to the
Arizona desert in 1947 on a fellowship to study with Frank
Lloyd Wright at Taliesin West.
Arthur P. Allsworth
Art Allsworth, secretary for the board, is in private practice
in Phoenix, AZ, as a lawyer and certified tax specialist.
He became a member of the board of directors of the Cosanti
Foundation in 1969. Allsworth graduated with an LL.M. degree
from the New York University School of Law, with an LL.B.
from the University of Washington School of Law and a B.BA.
from the University of Washington. He is a member of the American
Bar Association, the State Bar of Arizona and the board of
directors of the Arizona Federal Tax Institute. He has served
as president of the Mens Arts Council of the Phoenix Art Museum,
president of the Phoenix Little Theater and on the executive
board of the Theodore Roosevelt Council of the Boy Scouts
of America.
Charles Benton
Charles Benton is a long-time friend of the Cosanti Foundation,
formally joining the board of directors in 1988. Benton is
president of the Benton
Foundation and of Public Media Inc.
He served as chairman of the National Commission on Libraries
and Information Sciences during the Carter and Reagan Administrations
and as chairman of the first White House Conference on Library
and Information Services.
William Bruder
Artist and architect Will
Bruder's association with the Cosanti
Foundation dates back to the early workshops with Paolo Soleri
held at Cosanti. He joined the Foundation's board of directors
in 1995. Bruder earned a bachelors of arts degree in sculpture
from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and is a self-trained
architect who studied with Paolo Soleri, William Wenzel and
Gunnar Birkets. Since opening his private design studio in
1974, he has had a distinguished
career in architecture with
over 350 commissions and over 400 articles published about
his work.
Terry Goddard
Terry Goddard is a lawyer concentrating on housing issues.
Terry was elected Mayor of Phoenix four times, serving
in that office from 1984 to 1990. In 1989, he was elected
President of the National League of Cities and was named
Municipal Leader of the Year by City and County Magazine.
He serves on the board of the Central Arizona Water Conservation
District. Since 1995, he has been the Arizona State coordinator
for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Terry currently serves on the boards of the National Trust
for Historic Preservation, the Arizona Theatre Company,
the Cosanti Foundation, the Benton Foundation, the Kronos
Institute, Meta Services and the New Town Community Development
Corporation. From 1992 to 1996, he was a public member
of the Board of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco.
For the past three years, Terry has taught a graduate course
on Urban Housing Policy at ASU. He has been a member of
the Arizona Bar Association since 1976.
Michael Gosney
Michael Gosney's association with the Cosanti Foundation began
in the early 1980's when his independent publishing company,
Avant Books, published Arcosanti: An Urban Laboratory? Gosney is
president of the San Francisco based Verbum Inc. He and his company have been on
the forefront of pioneering work in multi-media publishing. He
joined the Cosanti Foundation board of directors in 1995
and has been involved in several initiatives, including the Virtual
Arcosanti Model; an international millennial tour of Paolo
Soleri's work in conjunction with the Centre Pompidou in Paris;
and the development of the Paradox Project.
Mary Hoadley
Mary Hoadley, treasurer for the board, became associated with
the Cosanti Foundation in 1970. She has held numerous staff
positions in the foundation, becoming part of the management
staff in 1971 and a member of the board of directors in 1977.
Hoadley graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford in 1967 with
a bachelor of arts degree in history and anthropology. She
has represented the Cosanti Foundation internationally in
the communities exchange program to Findhorn and Auroville,
and traveled to China, Tibet, and Rio de Janeiro on behalf
of the foundation. She is also an active representative of
the foundation in many civic organizations in central Arizona.
Hoadley is married to Roger Tomalty who has been associated
with the foundation since 1970. They have a thirteen year
old daughter, Katharine.
Fram Kitagawa
Fram
Kitagawa serves as managing director of Arcology International
Japan and has been instrumental in spreading Paolo Soleri's
ideas in Japan. Kitagawa earned a bachelor's of arts degree
from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music.
He opened the Art Front Gallery in 1982 and became director
of the Tachikawa project in 1994. He has over 120 exhibits
to his credit and continually works to bring Soleri's work
to Japan.
Tom Moore
Tom Moore's association with the Cosanti Foundation began
when he directed the final project of a graduate student whose
research focused on Paolo Soleri and the Cosanti Foundation.
He joined the board of directors in 1995. Moore also serves
on the board of the Association of Graduate Liberal Studies
Programs. He holds a Ph.D. In inorganic chemistry from the
University of South Carolina and is on the faculty of Winthrop
University in Rock Hill, SC, where he directs the Master of
Liberal Arts program.
Tomiaki Tamura
Tomiaki Tamura began his association with Paolo Soleri in
1977. Working first as an apprentice, he became a member of
the Cosanti Foundation's management staff in 1983. In addition
to participating in the day-to-day management of the foundation
activities, he has been archivist of Soleri's work and curator
of Soleri exhibitions. He holds a bachelor of architecture
degree from Nihon University in Japan and a master's degree
in environmental planning from Arizona State University. Tamura
is co-author of two Japanese publications and numerous articles
in architecture and art journals.
Doug Lee
Douglas Lee is a Graduate of California Polytechnic
State University where he received his Bachelor of Science
Degree
in Architectural Engineering in 1965. Following his graduation,
Mr. Lee joined the staff of Soleri's Paolo Soleri, where
he served as Chief Architect. Prior to founding Lee & Sakahara
Architects AIA, Inc. in 1979, Mr. Lee went abroad as the
Director of Design for a multi-national architectural and
engineering firm. He has designed projects in Korea, Japan,
Iran and Argentina. With experience that extends over three
decades and a licensed architect in 20 states, Mr. Lee is
a member of the American Institute of Architects
Ken Smith
Daniela Soleri
Daniela Soleri is an ethnoecologist whose research
focuses on the genetic implications of 'indigenous' and 'scientific'
knowledge and practices in agriculture with the objective
of using both of these for developing practical approaches
to improve the well being of poor agricultural communities.
She received her PhD from U of Arizona, is conducting collaborative,
interdisciplinary research with scientists and farmers in
Asia, the Middle East, Mexico and the southwestern USA and
teaches part time at UCSB.
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