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1 BRONZE FOUNDRY
We continue our report from 7/30/08 on work in the Bronze Foundry. After the melted bronze is poured into the snap-flask molds, it takes only minutes to cool back to its solid state. At this point, the bells are 'broken' out of their sand molds, gi...
Aug 1, 2008
2 BRONZE FOUNDRY
This continues our report from 7/28/08 on the foundry bell creations ... Once the stylus tools have been used to mark designs into the sand, the cope and drag sand blocks are put back together. Now, negative space exists where the aluminum pattern...
Jul 30, 2008
3 BRONZE FOUNDRY
Crafting the bronze wind bells is a labor intensive process. Presently the Foundry Apse is workspace for about five artists who shape the sand molds and pour the molten liquid metal to cast Soleri Original bells. Over the next few postings, we wi...
Jul 28, 2008
4 WORLD CONGRESS OF ARCHITECTURE
On June 30th, 2008, Paolo Soleri was featured as a guest speaker at the 23rd UIA World Congress in Turin, Italy. The Congress takes place every three years and brings together thousands of architects and architecture students from countries through...
Jul 14, 2008
5 SOLERI ORIGINAL DRAWINGS
Exciting news from the Soleri Archives. We received a whole new collection of original Soleri drawings from the about 1940 to around 1948. While cleaning out a little used back closet in the Soleri residence, his daughters discovered a whole stack...
Jul 7, 2008
6 SOLERI BELL SUMMITS EVEREST
<!-- First Paragraph seperate multiple paragraphs with --!> Earlier this week, the Soleri Archives received a package from Jaye George, Arcosanti's Ambassador to Nepal. Ms. George, of Paradise Valley, Arizona, took a trip to the Himalayas in Octob...
May 16, 2008
7 SOLERI VISITS NAPLES
<!-- First Paragraph seperate multiple paragraphs with --!> While Paolo Soleri was in Rome for the conference on sustainability in April 2008, he also went to Naples to attend a special conference organized for him by Professor Luigi Fusco Girar...
May 2, 2008
8 PAOLO SOLERI SPEAKS AT ECOCITY CONFERENCE IN SAN FRANCISCO
Alumna Laura Powers e-mailed these images this morning. Paolo Soleri was invited to speak at the ECOCITY conference at the Masonic Conference Center in San Francisco on Saturday, April 27. 2008. [Photo: Laura Powers & text: sa] Conference...
Apr 28, 2008
9 PAOLO SOLERI IN ROME - RICHARD MEIER CHURCH
While Paolo Soleri was in Rome for the conference on sustainability on April 15th, 2008, he also made a trip to visit “Dives in Misericordia”, the world famous church designed by architect Richard Meier. The building, completed in 2005, attracts th...
Apr 23, 2008
10 PAOLO SOLERI AT SUSTAINIBILITY CONFERENCE IN ROME, ITALY
On April 15, 2008, Paolo Soleri was featured as a guest speaker at “Building Well to Live Better”, a three day conference organized by the Roman Catholic Church to address issues of sustainability and the environment. The intent of the conference w...
Apr 21, 2008
11 SCHOOL OF THOUGHT - UPCOMING VATICAN CONFERENCE
School of Thought is a weekly hour with Paolo Soleri, usually Wednesday afternoons at 3pm, where public visitors, workshop participants, volunteers and staff can ask Paolo about his architecture and philosophy. Each week has a suggested subject and...
Apr 9, 2008
12 COSANTI - PANEL DISCUSSION
Soleri Studios Scottsdale, aka Cosanti, has been buzzing with spring activity. On Saturday, March 29, it was the site of “The Desert Environment and Urban Sprawl”, a panel discussion with Paolo Soleri, Arizona photographer Jack Dykinga and Arizona ...
Mar 31, 2008
13 PAOLO SOLERI - SCHOOL OF THOUGHT
It's very cold, with icy winds. The first workshop of the year started this past Sunday, with participants from South Korea, Mexico, Columbia, Norway and the US. Workshop photo will post on Friday. Today was the groups first meeting with Paolo Sol...
Jan 30, 2008
14 SOLERI BELL ASSEMBLY -LIGHTING FIXTURE
Foundry Manager, Jim Hornberger puts the finishing touches on a Special Assembly bronze chandelier. The piece, prepared for a client based in Los Angeles, originates from the foundry at Cosanti, where it was likely poured and assembled in the late 1...
Jan 16, 2008
15 TRECCANI IL LIBRO DELL'ANNO 2007
Exciting News: We just received a copy of the 2007 Italian Encyclopedia: TRECCANI IL LIBRO DELL'ANNO 2007 published by Istituto Della ENCICLOPEDIA ITALIANA published by Fondata da Giovanni Treccani in Rome, Italy. [Photo & text: sa] Paolo ...
Jan 11, 2008
16 GROUP FROM CHINA VISITS ARCOSANTI
A group of academicians from China, participants in the Ecological Civilization Conference at Claremont College, CA, visited Arcosanti. The conference and visit was arranged by John Cobb, a long-time friend of Paolo Soleri. John Cobb also arranged P...
Oct 31, 2007
17 SOLERI PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE - SCOTTSDALE, AZ
A presentation of the Paolo Soleri Bridge and Plaza design for the Arizona Canal in downtown Scottsdale took place on October 10. 2007. The bridge would cross the Arizona Canal west of Scottsdale Road, with an entry plaza to the canal walkway along...
Oct 12, 2007
18 PAOLO SOLERI LECTURES - AIA ALBUQUERQUE AND PHOENIX LIBRARY
Paolo Soleri traveled to Albuquerque on 9/7/07 at invitation of the AIA Albuquerque, and on Monday evening, 9/10/07 he gave a lecture at the Burton Barr Central Library in Phoenix. [from upper left] Ed Fitzgerald, AIA President Albuquerque, and C...
Sep 12, 2007
19 JOHN WADDELL GIFTS DRAWINGS OF SOLERI
In 1994 prominent artist John Waddell created a bronze bust of Paolo Soleri. Just recently, John Waddell visited long-time friend Paolo Soleri at Arcosanti to present his gift of eight sketches, drawn in preparation for the bronze sculpture. [...
Aug 29, 2007
20 HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAOLO SOLERI
Paolo Soleri celebrated his 88. birthday this June 21. 2007. HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAOLO. [Photo & text: sa] Staff, volunteers, workshop participants and visitors met in the vaults at 12:30 pm [summer solstice] to celebrate the occasion with cha...
Jun 26, 2007

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