As the morning breaks the stillness of the frozen landscape, an anticipation enters for a hopeful new year.
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Shortly after the sunrise, the air regains familiar colors and claims our presence in the desert.
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Arcosanti welcomes visitors throughout the year except for major holidays.
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Tours are given every hour on the hour between 10am and 4 pm.
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The basic tour (lasting about an hour) provides a brief introduction to the history and design philosophy of the Arcosanti project and takes the visitors through the site.
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A scale model of Sundial Bridge, a commissioned project, interplays with the movement of the celestial bodies. When built, it will produce a dynamic activities in this pedestrian environment in downtown Scottsdale, Arizona.
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On this warm day of the Winter Solstice, Arcosanti celebrates the arrival of the sun at solar noon in the Vaults.
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Paolo Soleri explains many features of his bridge design to the participants.
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Happy holidays from Arcosanti! Year 2005 had a very productive construction program, focusing on East Crescent construction. Arcosanti staff and workshop volunteers have contributed to numerous other activities at Arcosanti as well.
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Although more works are needed to complete the East Crescent, the next year's workshop participants will be housed in some of the dormitory spaces in this complex to taste fragments of a prototype Arcology.
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Service access to the Office Building needs to be widened and re-graded for proper drainage.
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Ron Chandler, Landscape manager, masterfully operates the backhoe to meet the desired finishes.
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Aloe red absorbs the winter sun and bounces the warmth back to our path.
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The benches and precast walls frame the landscape gradually waking up from the morning chill.
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The annual Christmas Party was held in the Arcosanti Cafe in "seasonably" chilly desert night.
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Employees and volunteers brought in their potluck dishes for this convivial event while Arcosanti Pub supplied wines.
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Our fearless leader expressed his gratitude to everyone involved in the project for the productive year.
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The first annual Holiday Open House and Bell sale was a very successful event.
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Part of complementary tours was a detailed demonstration of bell molding with a dramatic bronze pour in the foundry. Many Arcosanti residences were open to view.
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A special holiday lunch was served. This wonderful and successful event was orginized by On-Site Tourism and Guest Services Manager Dinah Yessne.
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The visitors center prepares for a busy Saturday. Mrs. Santa Claus, gallery employee Lisan Hughes-Sawyer.
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Cosanti foundry produced a beautiful selection of bronze tiles with burnish or patina finish.
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Arcosanti foundry staff Gabrial Hendrix and Eleanor Gillis bring a batch of additional bells.
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And there is very nice collection of hand-carved ceramic bells and tiles.
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9 am to 5 pm on Saturday, December 10. 2005.

Interior work continues in the apartments and dorm-rooms on the second floor of the East Crescent complex. Workshop participants Shaktie Pearce and Nathan Trachimowicz measure and cut drywall.
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Drywall seams have been mudded and workshop participant Maki Mitamura sands and finishes the inside of one of the closets. Construction intern Lindsay Clark and workshop participant Ruben Warner apply water proofing to shower walls.
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Construction staff Virginia Schutte applies mudd to edges. Construction volunteer Cathy Mulkern encloses utility lines and finishes walls in one of the closets.
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Virginia's daughter Heather paints walls during her visit over the Thanksgiving holidays.
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