The Ecosa Institute offers unique sustainable design programs for Architecture and Design Undergraduates, Graduates, and Sustainable Career Explorers. The vision for this was formulated over a period of years during the 1980's and 90's by English Architect and educator Antony Brown.
His dedication to issues of sustainability and ecological design developed after joining Paolo Soleri’s Cosanti Foundation and working with Soleri on his conceptual designs for a new vision of urban settlements. Alumnus Tony Brown was architect-in-residence at Arcosanti from 1972 to 1984, supervising both design work and construction.
The present class from the Ecosa Institute came for a two-day visit of tours and classes.
[Photo: sa & text: Ecosan Institute, sa]
The Ecosa group enjoyed a view of some of the materials in the Soleri Archives.
Part of the visit were also
an extended tour of the Arcosanti site and a hike into the surrounding desert with Cliff Hersted, to see some of the petroglyphs around the Arcosanti site. The group also participated in a silt-workshop.
[Photo & text: sa]
Posted by sue on November 24, 2008 4:27:27 PM MST