Congratulations to the July 25. 2004 workshop on completion of the 5 week program: [from left] Charlie Provine, Yoshimi Kato and Craig Moore.
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The peach orchard at Arcosanti was planted with a variety of peach trees that ripen at different times. This gives the garden crew more time to deal with the harvest. Agriculture manager Brad Crutchfield, on high-tech stilts, to pick some of the last peaches of the season.
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Delicious Arcosanti peaches are sold at various health food stores in Prescott, Prescott Valley and Phoenix. They are turned into preserves and peach butter at High Desert Farm, a country store in Cordes Lakes owned by alumnus Randall Schultz. Here the peaches are cleaned and sliced to be dried.
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The drying process is carefully timed.
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Dried peaches make a wonderful snack.
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The Landscaping Department continues to upgrade areas around the site. One of the walk ways in front of the Ceramics Apse is under repair.
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Workshopper Yoshimi Kato and Construction volunteer Mika Kawai screed concrete into the prepared form.
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Landscaping coordinator Ron Chandler leads the effort. In the background is the West Housing complex. The staircase leads over the roof of Westhousing to the top of the Vaults.
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Yoshimi, Mika and workshopper Craig Moore are trawling a smooth surface.
Landscaping employee Josh Krimmel takes photos.
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On TODAY @ ARCOSANTI 5/26 we reported on this years annual planting of HOPI BLUE CORN.
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Drip-lines are installed. The luscious young plants are a great temptation for wildlife in the desert surrounding Arcosanti.
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The corn is raised completely organic.
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Some of the corn plants will be used in the traditional dances at the Hopi Village of Shungopovie on Second Mesa.
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The Bay Area band APHRODESIA visits Arcosanti on their way to the Republican Convention in New York City. The group hopes to increase voter registration with a tour motto of JUST VOTE.
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The lively, afro-beat music of Aphrodesia at practice in the Colly Soleri Music Center. The group travels in a bus fueled by vegetable oil.
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One of the recent powerful monsoon storms ripped a large tear into the tent of the Colly Soleri Amphitheater.
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The maintenance crew is on the job.
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The tent was installed in 1989 for the first Minds Conference and, after 15 years, is showing considerable wear and tear. The intense Arizona heat and powerful windstorms have left their marks.
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The maintenance crew saved the day one more time, Mark Wigham, Mark Barris and maintenance manager Randall Schultz. The tent is overdue for replacement and donations toward the purchase of a new tent will be highly appreciated. If you are interested please contact the Arcosanti Developement Office
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The Colly Soleri Music Center hosted the annual 7-day workshop of CALIFORNIA E.A.R. UNIT. The Los Angeles based new music ensemble is dedicated to the performance, promotion and creation of the exciting music of our time. Each year this group performs world premiere compositions written for the California EAR Unit by a new group of young composers. [top from left]: Peter Jacobson, cello, composer Lee Hartman, Vicky Ray, piano, Marty Walker, clarinet, composer Hubert Ho and composer David Wightman. [front from left]: composer Trevor Berens, Dorothy Stone, flute, composer William J. Lackey, Robin Lorentz, violin, Amy Knoles, percussion and composer Robert Paterson.
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The compositions performed were TWO MOVEMENTS FROM SPIN CYCLE by Hubert Ho, BADASS by David Wightman, OSCURRO-SCINTILLA by Lee Hartman, MIRFAK AT MIDNIGHT by Trevor Berens, TWISTED TENSIONS by William J. Lackey and THE THIN ICE OF YOUR FRAGILE MIND by Robert Peterson. And again, chef Eleanor and the cafe crew presented a delicious meal: Sweet Pea Soup, Green Salad with Pears and Pecans, Asparagus, Pureed Parsnips, Shrimp on Polenta Toasts, Stuffed Portabello Mushrooms and for desert Arcosanti Peach Crisp and Cream.
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The Arcosanti web team introduces two new features: A SOLERI DESIGN COMMISSION project: ARIZONA CANAL PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE - PAOLO SOLERI'S SUNDIAL [see our report on the presentation of this project on Today @ Arcosanti 5/31/04].
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This new page includes a striking flash presentation, assembled by Arcosanti graphic designer Selvam Rajamani.
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The Arcosanti On-Line Store now offers a 22" x 22" Color Poster of the HYPERBUILDING project. This poster is a reproduction of the presentation panel seen on the Arcosanti tour. The HyperBuilding project was originally commissioned in 1996 by the Building Technology Research Institute of the Ministry of Construction in Tokyo, Japan.
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The annual Sustainability Expo took place at the NAU Northern Arizona University campus in Flagstaff. The program is designed to promote awareness, technology advancement, and market implementation of sustainable energy, building and transportation solutions. Arcosanti booth volunteers Jacob Schwartz, Yuki Yanagimoto and Mika Kawai.
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The Expo offered many examples of solar and wind power, thoughtful approaches to lots of different aspects of sustainability. [left] This solar powered shuttle was built for the 2000 Olympic in Sydney, Australia. [right] San Francisco Peaks in the background.
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Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano visited the Expo and shared her thoughts on the importance of renewable and sustainable energy in a lively, positive Q&A session.
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Part of the Arcosanti booth crew. [from left around the table] Workshopper Yoshimi Kato, Construction and Utilities manager Scott Riley, Archive intern Yuki Yanagimoto, Construction crew leader Brandon Scott, workshoppers Craig Moore and Charlie Provine, construction staff Jacob Schwartz and construction volunteer Mika Kawai.
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The Landscape department implements and takes care of large and small garden and park projects at Arcosanti.
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Landscape coordinator, Ron Chandler, supervises his crew and the present workshop during a group work project.
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Workshoppers Yoshimi Kato and Craig Moore.
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The location of this project is between and below the Crafts III building and the Foundry.
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Planning intern Dan Kelliher and construction volunteer Valerie Lane work on another layer of the shower pan in the Light Scoop apartment.
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[left] The shower pan is ready for tile installation. [right] Brendon Scott solders copper fittings for bathroom fixtures.
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Construction manager Scott Riley and crew install copper plumbing, with Workshopper Agnes Fisher and crew leader Brendon Scott.
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[left] The north and east wall of the Light Scoop unit with a corner of the silt cast ceiling visible. [right] The striking design on this curved ceiling is by Eli Michael, one of the crew leaders in 2003.
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The interior of Unit 6, in the East Crescent Complex, is divided into two apartments. Windows of one apartment face into the Colly Soleri Amphitheater. This photo was taken in the second apartment, located on the north side of Unit 6 and incorporating the light scoop. Framing is complete and electric wiring is in the process of installation.
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Planning intern Dan Kelliher works on the rim of a shower pan for the light scoop apartment.
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Dan Kelliher and crew leader Ray Shong install the different levels of this shower pan, here laying down a water proof membrane.
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Metal mesh is carefully put in place over the membrane. To be continued 8/8.
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Interior work on Phase 5 of the East Crescent includes a long list of details. The glass block wall of the new Public Restroom Facilities is extened to the ceiling. June 20. workshopper Stephen Kelly
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Door hardware is installed. Doors and door jams are painted. [left] June 20. workshopper Virginia Honig and construction volunteer Mika Kawai.
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Entrance to the second floor class room in Unit 8.
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Crew leader Brendon Scott instructs installation of electric lines. [left] volunteer Jacob Schwartz. To be continued on 8/4.
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