Welcome to this little boy, born to almni Ania Gorka and Adam Nordfors. Adam: "his name is Wayland Tadeusz Nordfors and he was born friday the 29th in the early morning".
[photos: Ania Gorka Adam Nordfors & text: Ania, Adam, sue]
Posted by sue on February 8, 2010 4:21:30 PM MST
Welcome to the first group of workshop participants for 2010: [from left]:
Mike Kelliher, Sarah Murphy [seminar week], Jin-Hee Koh from South Korea, Astrid Sonne from Denmark, Ikue Saitou from Japan, Daniel Reiff, Cara Pirello [work-study and workshop], Otto Vervaet from Belgium [3 weeks], Kirsten Lynge from Denmark and Jacon Breczinski [seminar week].
[photo & text: sue]
Posted by sue on February 5, 2010 10:29:59 AM MST
In response to the recent catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, the Cosanti Foundation has donated $3,000 from our Tsunami Disaster Fund to Partners in Health, a Boston-based nonprofit organization that has provided vital health care services in Haiti for more than 20 years. The 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook Haiti near its capital of Port-au-Prince on January 12, 2010, leaving a path of utter devastation. Partners in Health is one of the largest health care providers in the country, working with the Haitian Ministry of Health to deliver comprehensive health care services to a catchment area of 1.2 million.
Our donation was made possible by gifts and accumulating contributions from the sale of Soleri Cause Bells, a line of bronze windbells sold in a variety of designs, each representing a specific cause or charity. A portion of the sale of each Cause Bell benefits a nonprofit organization.
Paolo Soleri designed the Tsunami Cause Bell [photo] in response to the massive earthquake/tsunami off the Indian Ocean in December 2004. Today, the Tsunami Bell and Fund represents the call for a humanitarian embrace of natural disaster victims worldwide.
You can join Arcosanti’s effort by giving today. Simply click on Stand with Haiti It is not too late to help with a contribution in any amount.
More about Partners in Health.
[photo: Cosanti Foundation & text: Erin Jeffries]
Posted by sue on February 3, 2010 2:08:47 PM MST
As an urban laboratory, Arcosanti residents are encouraged to participate in community policy making. Last week there was a joint meeting of the ALT (Arcosanti Leadership Team) and the Community Council to clarify questions and assess current and future needs for policy. Three main topics were discussed.
1) The new Extended Stay program is a way to promote longer visits from former workshop participants. The program is already in operation but there are many areas still in question.
2) Some of the cubes in the initial construction camp have been offered to the Extended Stay participants and some are in use as year-round residence by staff and volunteers. Verbal traditions need to be refined into written guidelines for the use of camp housing.
3) Verbal traditions have sufficed for the Lab Building art studio allocation and management as well. Needed guidelines were discussed.
Community Council meets weekly to discuss community issues and holds quarterly All-Site Meetings to discuss current issues with everyone's attendance invited. ALT meets every three weeks to discuss matters of policy. Joint meetings are held as necessary and are open to all interested residents.
[photo: Colleen Reckow & text: Anita Baker]
Posted by sue on February 1, 2010 2:43:16 PM MST
Continuing our Heat Duct Tunnel report from 1/6/10: Our construction team is almost ready for the next large concrete pour. The interior sides of the wall formwork are in place. In this photo, crew member Jeff Buderer works diligently to finish bracing one wall.
[photo: sue & text: Colleen Reckow]
At the top of the tunnel, formwork for the last section of the roof slab is nearing completion.
[photo & text: Colleen Reckow]
A view from below and above of the construction progress gives a clear view of the inner and outer walls of the formwork and bracing. The lower parts of the walls will be poured first. We will continue this report with images of the actual pour.
[photo & text: Colleen Reckow]
Posted by sue on January 29, 2010 8:21:43 AM MST