Today@Arcosanti - Daily Life category

COSANTI - ANNUAL BIKE RIDE

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:07:09 GMT

This year Cosanti was one of the pit stops for the United Blood Services "Tour de Hero" annual bike ride, which took place last Saturday, January 28. 2012.

[photos & text: Aimee Madsen]

Many in the valley of sun grabbed their bikes to help United Blood Services save lives in honor of National Volunteer Blood Donor Month, created to help raise awareness and recruit donors for the Arizona community blood program.

[photos & text: Aimee Madsen]

Seeing many on bikes buzz by Cosanti, seemed fitting on a couple different levels; Paolo Soleri being pro-citizen involvement and an avid bicyclist himself.

[photos & text: Aimee Madsen]

CORDES JUNCTION INTERCHANGE

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:41:34 GMT

We return to our report from 1/13/12 about road construction at the Cordes Junction Interchange.

[photo & text: Sue]

Paolo Soleri returned to the site of one of his designs on the first bridge support. The bridge is being constructed little over a mile from the Arcosanti site.
This meeting took place on a very cold morning on Thursday, 1/12/12.

[photo & text: Sue]

ADOT landscape project manager Joel Salazar and Paolo Soleri looked at specific color swatches to make a final decision on the actual color shades.

[photo & text: Sue]

CORDES JUNCTION INTERCHANGE

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:17:47 GMT

We last reported on road construction at the Cordes Junction Interchange on 8/12, 8/15, 9/26, 10/10 and 10/24, 11/30 and a segment of Paolo Soleri's visit with ADOT, posted on November 4. 2011.
During that visit Paolo Soleri viewed a full size mock-up of one of his designs for the abutments of a new bridge over Highway 17, very close to the Arcosanti site.
The photos were taken last Thursday, January 5. 2012.

[photo & text: Sue]

Paolo Soleri was invited by ADOT and the joint-venture highway construction company VASTCO-SUNDT to view one of his designs on the first massive bridge support.
This relief is still missing intended coloration.

[photo & text: Sue]

It was a somewhat festive event with an entourage of photographers and reporters, as well as ADOT representatives and heads of the road construction company.

[photo & text: Sue]

ADOT landscape project manager Joel Salazar shows selected colors to Paolo Soleri. In the background is Cosanti Foundation president Jeff Stein.

Another visit was scheduled for January 12. 2012 to decide on the actual shade of colors for the design. We will report on that visit on Monday, Martin Luther Kings holiday, January 16. 2012.

A lot of work is happening on Highway 17, the sides of the freeway and the median. Photo updates coming soon.

[photo & text: Sue]

HAPPY HOLIDAYS 2011

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:28:11 GMT

MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS to family and friends near and far.

[photo: sunrise viewed from the third floor of the East Crescent]

[photo & text: Sue]

CHRISTMAS PARTY 2011

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:32:45 GMT

We continue our report about his years Christmas party, which took place last Wednesday, December 14. 2011.

David Tollas wishes Paolo Soleri a Merry Christmas.

[photo: YoungSoo Kim & text: Sue]

Delicious food and good company.

[photo: YoungSoo Kim & text: Sue]

Ji-Eun Lee from South Korea receives a Merry Christmas from Paolo Soleri.

[photo: Tomiaki Tamura & text: Sue]

More good cheers.

[photo: YoungSoo Kim & text: Sue]

Lovely tunes were provided by Dan Thomas and Sal Tellini.

[photo: Tomiaki Tamura & text: Sue]