Various
events are held around the aspe which doubles as
an amphitheater.
Apse provides
cool shade in summer.
Silt Cast details
of the apse.
The back of
building.
Apse interior
glows in lights at night.
Ceramics studio
production set up.
Ceramics
Apse
Built between
1971 and 1973, the Ceramics Apse serves in the
production
of ceramic wind bells and tiles at Arcosanti. Used
initially as a temporary living space, it moved
into production
in 1975.
It is constructed of both poured-in-place and precast
concrete. The Apse shell was poured in place utilizing
silt on shoring to form the quarter-sphere. The
tempered micro-climate created by the Apse Effect,
the amphitheater terracing, and the removable stage
that can be erected over the slip bins combine to
provide an excellent performance space.
