A HAPPY NEW YEAR and all the Best for 2008!!!
[Photo: Yuki Yanagimoto & text: sa]
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Posted by sue on December 31, 2007 2:15:42 PM MST
Christmas was quiet here, a lot of staff and volunteers went home for the holidays. The Tollas family opened their beautiful home in the Foundry Apse for their annual Christmas Eve party and lots of fun was had by everyone.
Alumnus Tim Brinduse and his wife Jill visited for Christmas Eve. Tim treated everyone to one of his great blues harmonica sessions.
Christmas dinner was a sumptious and delicious pot-luck at East Crescent Unit 1, hosted by residents Darina Trendafilova, Melanie Husband and Charlie.
It has been super cold, with an intense and bitter wind from the north and last night the whole lake froze, a very rare event.
[Photo: sa & text: sa]
In the midst of this bitter cold season, thoughts of summer and it's intense heat are very welcome. One of the projects during this past summer, that has not been mentioned on Today@Arcosanti, has been the COB construction of a new chicken coop in the Arcosanti gardens.
Construction crew member Maggie Lamb designed the structure and held several workshops to teach Cob technique.
[from left] Trenches for the walls of the structure have been dug and filled with gravel. Maggie Lamb and helper.
Beth and Jose put together the framework around a footer of gravel and reclaimed concrete pavers.
[Photo: Melissa Soluski & text: Maggie Lamb, sa]
Workshop participants helped raise the walls made of 2x4s and reclaimed foam and wire panels. This report continues on 1/2/08.
[Photo: Melissa Soluski & text: Maggie Lamb, sa]
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Posted by sue on December 28, 2007 11:15:32 AM MST
We last reported on 12/21 about work on the visitors parking lot. The lot has been enlarged and covered with a layer of ABC gravel.
Now large trucks deliver loads of a local rock called Black Canyon Gold, for the final layer.
[Photo & text: sa]
All the concrete work was completed by local contractor Lane Malouff and his crew now distributes and levels the gravel.
[Photo: Scott Riley & text: sa]
The lot was closed for a few days and has now been re-opened just in time for holiday visitors. This completes the report of the first phase of work possible due to a $50,000 tourism development grant from the Arizona Office of Tourism.
The grant work report continues in a few weeks with installation of a solar electric system that will provide additional night lighting.
[Photo & text: sa]
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Posted by sue on December 26, 2007 4:08:52 PM MST
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
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Posted by sue on December 24, 2007 1:39:52 PM MST
To continue our report from 12/19/07, contractor Lane Malouff and crew prepared forms to pour concrete for the second part of the curb and walkway. This is part of a major upgrade of the Visitors Parking Lot.
[Photo & text: sa]
The crew during finishing work of several access ramps, curb and walkway.
[Photo & text: sa]
Concrete work is complete. Report will continue with the finishing of the parkinglot with layers of ABC Gravel and a final layer of a local rock called Black Canyon Gold.
[Photo & text: sa]
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Posted by sue on December 21, 2007 10:00:29 AM MST
We continue our report from 12/17/07. Local contractor Lane Malouff and crew pour concrete into the form for the first part of concrete curb with an access ramp.
[Photo & text: Scott Riley]
The crew finishes this long concrete curb. Cosanti Foundation has received a $50,000 tourism development grant from the Arizona Office of Tourism for work that will include a major upgrade of the Visitors Parking Lot, as well as an ADA pathway leading from the parking lot to the Bakery level entrance, additional night lighting, and a solar photovoltaic system to power the lights.
[Photos: sa & text: Scott Riley]
This same pour included the first part of the concrete walk-way that connects with the existing visitors path. The parking lot will be covered with an initial layer of ABC gravel. The final layer of material will be completed with a local rock called Black Canyon Gold.
Report continues on 12/21/07.
[Photo: Scott Riley & text: Scott Riley, sa]
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Posted by sue on December 19, 2007 9:42:22 AM MST
Work has begun in earnest on the parking lot area. Employees of the Cosanti Foundation surveyed the area once more and formalized the final design. As well, we removed the current paving stones and other items to clear the way for the construction process.
[Photo & text: Scott Riley]
We hired a local contractor to prepare the parking surface and build the concrete curb and walkway.
[Photo: sa & text: Scott Riley]
Thus several items that were detailed in the grant application will be combined in one contract figure, coming from Lane Malouff. Additional rock and gravel will be provided by All About Rock, again a local supplier.
[photo: Lane Malouff]
Report continues on 12/19/07.
[Photos: sa & text: Scott Riley]
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Posted by sue on December 17, 2007 9:27:58 AM MST
The Arcosanti annual Christmas party took place on Wednesday, December 12. 2007. The party started with a pot-luck of appetizers and snacks and a delicious dinner prepared by the cafe staff.
Paolo Soleri and Dr. Sparks, aka Michael Bittman.
[Photo: Maggie Lamb & text: sa]
Paolo Soleri, with the exuberant help of elf Jeffrey Michael, gave out individual Christmas bonuses. Everyone also received a tiny commemorative bronze bell and a new edition of Quaderno #3, Earth Casting. It was a lot of fun.
[Photo: Maggie Lamb & text: sa]
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Posted by sue on December 14, 2007 2:02:10 PM MST
GREAT NEWS: The Cosanti Foundation has received a $50,000 tourism development grant from the Arizona Office of Tourism.
The work will include a major upgrade of the Visitors Parking Lot, an ADA pathway leading from the parking lot to the Bakery level entrance of Crafts III, additional night lighting, and a solar photovoltaic system to power the lights.
[Image: tt & text: Scott Riley]
Tomiaki Tamura, Cliff Hersted, and Scott Riley worked with members of the Arcosanti planning department to put together the grant application. Congratulations to the team for this very successful effort.
[Image: tt & text: Scott Riley, sa]
Phase one of the project centers on parking lot improvements. Our crew surveyed the area and prepared detailed plans for the improvements. Report continues on 12/17/07.
[Photo: Leo Sylvester & text: Scott Riley]
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Posted by sue on December 12, 2007 9:07:52 AM MST
We continue the report from 12/7/07 about interior finishing work of Unit 10 in the East Crescent. Construction intern Cameron Wilson cuts and installs moisture proof drywall and touches up the ceiling in the back hallway that leads to the small studio apartment.
[Photo & text: sa]
Alumnus Angus Gluck, wizard of fine plastering, stopped in for a day to finish the surface of the ceiling with weather proof coating.
[Photo & text: sa]
The apartment faces north and east and is a small self-contained studio with kitchen and bathroom. See 9/26/07 for plan of the apartment and location of the back hallway.
The back entrance to the apartment is hidden on Angus' left side. The door in view at the back of the hallway is a back entrance to what is now a recreation room [see report 9/3/2006] and library [report 12/4/2006].
[Photo & text: sa]
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Posted by webmaster on December 10, 2007 3:32:20 PM MST
To continue the report from 12/3, interior work proceeds on the first floor in the back part of Unit 10 in the East Crescent. Construction crew leader Melissa Soluskie works on the outer wall of the small bathroom. There is a space left on the upper part of the wall and over the door. This will be filled with glass block, to let some light into this window-less space.
[Photo & text: sa]
Construction intern Cameron Wilson finishes details over the entrance door.
[Photo & text: sa]
Workshop participant Claudia Giuliana finishes drywall in the main room. This is a studio apartment with windows facing north and east. See 9/26/2007 report for lay-out.
Report continues on 12/10/07.
[Photo & text: sa]
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Posted by sue on December 7, 2007 1:44:27 PM MST
Congratulations to the November 4. workshop participants upon their graduation, which took place last Friday, November 30. 2007: [from left] Nelson DeLaRosa, Rose Orleans, Christian Horbach, Sae Tsukamoto and Katie Schroeder. Katie completed the Arcosanti scholarship program.
[front] Claudia Giuliana and Ally Lennhouts.
Nelson continues as part of the construction team.
Rose and Ally continue with an agriculture internship.
[Photo & text: sa]
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Posted by sue on December 5, 2007 8:46:05 AM MST
We continue our report from 11/30/07 of interior construction on the first floor in the back apartment of Unit 10 of the East Crescent. The walls in the small bathroom were finished with a water-proof drywall sheeting. Sheet edges and fastener heads have been mudded and painted with water-proof coating.
Construction crew leader Melissa Soluski works on one of several layers of the shower pan.
[Photo & text: sa]
The shower base is built in three layers. A pre pan of deck-mud, a concrete mortar, is spread on the concrete surface and molded into the shape of the shower pan, with a slight slope towards the shower drain. A CPE vinyl membrane is spread over this layer. The membrane comes up on all three walls and is folder over the step of the pan. Once this vinyl layer has been tested for any leaks, Melissa installs a layer of wire mesh.
[Photo & text: sa]
Another layer of deck-mud is poured, which is reinforced by the wire mesh.The surface has to cure and we will continue to report on this location when tile installation starts.
The report on general interior work in this apartment continues on 12/7/07.
[Photo & text: sa]
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Posted by sue on December 3, 2007 10:30:14 AM MST