Today@Arcosanti - Soleri Architecture category

URBANOPOLIS EXHIBITION - QUEBEC CITY, CANADA

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:42:21 GMT

Babel Canyon, the model of an arcology designed by Paolo Soleri, has navigated a northern trek, where it finds itself part of Québec City’s Musée de la civilisation’s Urbanopolis exhibit.
Consistent with Soleri's perspective on urbanscapes, the museum's press release notes that "throughout history, the evolution of urban societies has been driven by human creativity ... cities past and present have always been and always will be works in progress, ongoing endeavors in a perpetual process of construction, visualization, and reinvention. Symbols of hope for humankind, they inspire passions and raise major challenges for the 21st century."

[Image: Musée de la civilisation & text: Amber Klatt]

The modern model of Babel is no exception for this.
The model will be on display until June 2009, participating in Québec City's 400th anniversary commemorations.
More information on this particular Soleri model can be found in November 21, 2007's Daily Progress report.

[Photo: Idra Labrie & text: Amber Klatt]

Babel Canyon early drawing from page 302 of Paolo Soleri Sketchbook 5, October 1966.

The Babel Canyon arcology design can be found on pages 81-83 in "City in the Image of Man" by Paolo Soleri. The new 2006 edition is available through our web-site store.
The model was built in 1969 at Cosanti and was part of “The Architectural Vision of Paolo Soleri” exhibition in 1970.
That exhibit opened at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washinton, DC, then traveled to the Whitney Museum of Art in New York City, to the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art, the Canadian Gov. Conference Centre, Ottawa, the University Art Museum at UC Berkeley, and the Phoenix Art Museum.
The Babel Canyon model was also shown during “Soleri’s Cities, Architecture for the Planet Earth & Beyond” exhibition at Scottsdale Center of the Arts in 1993.

[Photo: Yuki Yanagimoto & text: sa]

ALUMNUS - ARTIST AURELIAN FROMENT

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:42:30 GMT

Aurélien Froment participated in the Arcosanti seminar week in July 2002 and returned to Arcosanti for the rest of his workshop in 2005.
He returned to Arcosanti this week for a short visit after the opening of an exhibition in Tucson, a colloboration of French artists "Zones Arides" at the MOCA.
On Monday night Aurélien presented the first screening of 'The Apse, the Bell and the Antelope' to residents and workshop participants here at Arcosanti. The film was shot in Arcosanti in July 2005. The narration is by Roger Tomalty and the cinematography is by Vanessa Colombel. It has been produced by Les Laboratoires d'Aubervilliers.

[Photo & text: sa]

Aurélien is a French artist who makes films, books and exhibitions. He has recently shown in Zones Arides (Moca, Tucson, 2008), Calling the Elephant (Project Arts Centre, Dublin, 2007), Twice Told Tales (Galerie Michel Rein, Paris, 2007), In the Stream of Life (Betonsalon, Paris, 2007) and continues to work and show with Store Gallery in London.

[Photo & text: sa]

PAOLO SOLERI - PUBLICATION IN 51 ARCHITECTS

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:58:17 GMT

We received a copy of the just published book "World 51 Architects, Concepts and Works", a beautiful collection of major architects from around the world, including Paolo Soleri.
The book was put together by Masayuki Fuchigami, an architectural journalist based in Tokyo and editor and a member of the Archtiectural Institute of Japan.

[Photo & text: sa]

This is a gorgeous publication that includes such eminent firms as William Alsop, Massimiliano Fuksas, Herman Herzberger, Herzog & de Meuron, Hans Hollein, Josef Paul Kleihues, Richard Meier, Cesar Pelli, Aldo Rossi, SOM/Skidmore, Owings & Merril, Rafael Vinoly and Peter Zumthor.

[Photo & text: sa]

Masayuki Fuchigami main publications are "581 Architects in the World" [TOTO Shuppan], "Contemporary Architects ... Ideas and Works [Shokukusha Company Ltd.], "Contemporary Architecture Guide Vol.1-3 [TOTO Shuppan] and "Diary of Architects" [TOTO Shuppan].
Arcosanti, Cosanti and the Domehouse are also represented in Masayuki Fuchigami's "A Guide of Contemporary Architecture in America, Volume 1", which was published in 2005.
"World 51 Architects - ISBN978-4-903348-07-0.

[Photo & text: sa]