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COSANTI ORIGINALS - BELLS
Just incase you have not been able to find the perfect Christmas present, there is a gorgeous collection of COSANTI ORIGINAL items waiting for you at the Arcosanti and the Cosanti gallery. [photo & text: Sue] Every piece of the COSANTI OR... |
Dec 23, 2011 |
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FOUNDRY - POUR
The foundry crew is busy making lots of bells for the Christmas season. Despite freezing temperatures they are cheerfully working away. Crew members at the moment are Matt Cornwell, Colin Evans, Guy Flagg, as well as three foundry women, Cabiria Dou... |
Dec 7, 2011 |
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK
Not unusual, this past week was a busy one all around. Here are just some of the highlights. Landscaping manager Ron Chandler and his crew worked on re-sanding and re-sealing all of the woodwork in the Colly Soleri Amphitheater. [photo & ... |
Dec 2, 2011 |
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BRONZE STUDIO - SPACE FRAMES
This continues our report from 11/16/2011 with detail photos of this 'Spaceframe'. Cliff Hersted chose a wooden clapper to ring the hollow brass tubes. [photo & text: Sue] More details of this fascinating new line of Cosanti Original... |
Nov 18, 2011 |
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BRONZE STUDIO - SPACE FRAMES
Cliff Hersted, sculptor and foundry staff member responsible for Special Assemblies at Arcosanti, is working on a new line of 'Spaceframes'. Here is one of the frames waiting for a bell ... ... and with a #118 bronze bell attached. [photo... |
Nov 16, 2011 |
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BELL CARVING
A major source of income for Arcosanti is sales of ceramic windbells which are created on site. After the bells are formed, decoration is carved into the surfaces of the bells. On occasion, the skilled ceramics workers teach a bell carving class for... |
Dec 1, 2010 |
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COSANTI 2010 HOLIDAY SALE
COSANTI announces its 2010 Holiday Sale! Wednesday through Sunday, October 20th - October 24th. There are only three days left to get 20% savings on most Paolo Soleri bronze windbells. The sale is only at COSANTI, an Arizona Historic Site, which fe... |
Oct 22, 2010 |
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VISITING THE BRONZE FOUNDRY
On Thursday, May 20, 2010, Paolo Soleri visited the bronze bell foundry and the crew assembled a selection of bells for critique. [photo & text: Anita Baker] Paolo stressed that he was not there to impose his views or discipline but did of... |
May 28, 2010 |
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BELL CARVING WORKSHOP
Earlier this month, the Ceramics department hosted a bell-carving session for the new workshop. Participants had the opportunity to learn the processes and techniques taught to employees of the department. [photo: Chihiro Saito & text: Collee... |
Feb 24, 2010 |
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PHOENIX COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
This report continues from 10/14/09. All the fun and exciting activities began right after the students and teachers unpacked and settled into their dorms. There was no time for dawdling! The afternoon was packed with outdoor activities from gardeni... |
Oct 16, 2009 |
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PHOENIX COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
A group of 50 students and their teachers arrived for a 3-day visit. The students are fifth graders from Phoenix Country Day School and this is the third year that this school has brought their fifth grade students for a few days of true adventure ... |
Oct 14, 2009 |
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BRONZE FOUNDRY
The foundry crew constructed a set of new furnaces by building a form and using a type of concrete that can handle an intense amount of heat. Here we see the new furnaces surrounded by an old metal plate platform. For each 'Heat' the furnace hea... |
Sep 23, 2009 |
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CONSTRUCTION - VISITOR CENTER
Finish work for the new Visitor's Center Entrance of Arcosanti continues. Today's report shows the construction of handrails along the recently poured staircase (see reports from months of May and April, 2009). Brent Scott, one of Arcosanti's metal... |
Jun 3, 2009 |
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SPRING BELL SALE AT ARCOSANTI
The GREAT SPRING SALE of Paolo Soleri bells is happening all of this week, until March 29. 2009. Take advantage of great prices on the famous SOLERI bells. [Photo & text: sa] A selected special assembly is also on sale, this week only. ... |
Mar 23, 2009 |
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ARCOSANTI BELL SALE
From March 21. - March 29. 2009 selected Paolo Soleri bells are on sale at Arcosanti during this annual SPRING SALE Event. Hours are from 9 am to 5 pm, 7 days a week. Please note that this sale is taking place at the Arcosanti location only.... |
Mar 20, 2009 |
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HOLIDAY BELL SALE
It's almost Christmas and Paolo Soleri bells, tiles, pots and sculptures, make very nice presents indeed. [Photo & text: sa] Arcosanti Holiday Bell Sale is going on. It is extended to the end of the year, December 31, 2008. The gallery... |
Dec 22, 2008 |
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ECOSA INSTITUTE VISIT
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 A... |
Nov 24, 2008 |
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INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DE TIJUANA
We had a two-day visit of 55 architecture students of the Instituto Techologico De Tijuana. The students arrived Saturday evening and filled our dorm spaces to capacity. This visit to Arcosanti is part of their study of the philosophy of Architect... |
Nov 17, 2008 |
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CONSTRUCTION - VISITOR CENTER
Today we continue the report from October 22, 2008 on the construction of a handicap-access ramp at the entrance of Arcosanti. The previously-poured inclined sections of the ramp will be now connected with pentagon-shaped level platforms. In this pi... |
Oct 24, 2008 |
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CONSTRUCTION - VISITORS ENTRANCE
Today we continue the report from October 3, 2008 on the construction of a handicap-accessibili... |
Oct 22, 2008 |