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VISIT - TO ESD ENERGY SYSTEMS DESIGN
Arcosanti Habitat Coordinator Scott Riley and Cosanti President Jeff Stein met Monday morning with engineers Halleh Landon and Ali Ardebili of ESD/Energy Systems Design in Scottsdale. ESD is an electrical and mechanical engineering firm at the cutti... |
Jan 27, 2012 |
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CONFERENCE - ST. FE INSTITUTE
ARCOSANTI IN SANTA FE. Cosanti Foundation President Jeff Stein has returned from a speaking trip to the Santa Fe Institute, America's center for theoretical physics and research into complex adaptive systems. (Santa Fe, of course, is also home t... |
Jan 25, 2012 |
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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012!
HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone! This is an Aerial view of Arcosanti in 1972. The South Vault was the first structure built. West of the Vault we can see the scaffolding for the shell of the Ceramics Apse, below that are the footings for the Foundry A... |
Jan 2, 2012 |
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MAINTENANCE - HEATSOCK
The Maintenance crew is working on the cafe level in the Crafts III building. Here we see maintenance manager Randall Schultz and crew Dan Thompson preparing the winter season 'heatsock'. [photo: Andrea Speed & text: sue] Note the crossb... |
Dec 12, 2011 |
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LECTURES - TECHONOMY CONFERENCE
[photo: Paolo Soleri and Jeff Stein on October 19. 2011] Cosanti Foundation President, Jeff Stein AIA, spoke of Arcosanti and arcology at the second TECHONOMY conference, “Revolutions in Progress,” in Tucson this past week. In what was termed ... |
Nov 25, 2011 |
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LECTURES - UNLV LAS VEGAS
On October 5. 2011, Arcosanti residents Matteo DiMichele and YoungSoo Kim visited the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, to present the Arcology Theory as part of the ongoing evening lectures series hosted at the Harry Reid Center. [photo: alumnus... |
Oct 17, 2011 |
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EXHIBITION - UIA TOKYO
The 24th World Congress of Architecture organized by the Union of International Architects (UIA) has opened this weekend in Tokyo. UIA2011 TOKYO is held between September 25 - October 1. [photo: UIA & text: Tomiaki Tamura] Prof. Itonaga, ... |
Sep 30, 2011 |
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LEAN LINEAR ARTERIAL ARCOLOGY
We continue the reports from 9/12 to 9/19/2011. The Lean Linear City provides active inter-connectivity of urban environment and natural environment. Since its building foot print is contained within a 200m x 200m limit, Lean Linear City minimize... |
Sep 21, 2011 |
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LEAN LINEAR ARTERIAL ARCOLOGY
This continues our report from 9/12 to 9/16/2011. Over the past few years, Youngsoo Kim, architect in the Arcosanti Planning Department, has been working with Paolo Soleri on a series of CAD and 3D drawings/renderings for the Lean Linear City. ... |
Sep 19, 2011 |
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LEAN LINEAR ARTERIAL ARCOLOGY
We continue our report from 9/12 and 9/14/2011. The photos show part of the sequence of the Lean Linear City model building, and possibly a future construction sequence of one module of Lean Linear City. [photo: sa & text: Youngsoo Kim] ... |
Sep 16, 2011 |
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LEAN LINEAR ARTERIAL ARCOLOGY
We continue our report from Monday, 9/12/2011. The photos show part of the sequence of the model building and possibly a future construction sequence of one module of Lean Linear City. [photo: sa & text: Youngsoo Kim] One module is 20... |
Sep 14, 2011 |
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MAINTENANCE - CAFE - KITCHEN
This continues our reports from 8/19, intermittent to 9/7/1, about upgrade of facilities in the cafe kitchen in Crafts III. The new hood is in place and here we can see the suspension from the ceiling. [photo & text: sue] Protective cover... |
Sep 9, 2011 |
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MAINTENANCE - CAFE - KITCHEN
This continues our reports from 8/19 to 8/31/11 about the installation of a new hood over the stoves in the cafe kitchen in Crafts III. Steel braces have been put in place to support the new hood all around. [photo & text: sue] The hood i... |
Sep 7, 2011 |
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CONSTRUCTION - METALSHOP WALL
August 3. to 8. 2011 was the last time we reported on the construction of an additional segment of the wall behind the metal shop. We can see a good photo of the wall form in the 8/5/2011 posting. The concrete wall has cured and construction staff... |
Sep 2, 2011 |
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MAINTENANCE - CAFE - KITCHEN
We continue reports from 8/19 to 8/26/11about installation of a new stove hood in the kitchen of the Crafts III cafe. Stainless steel sheets have been adhered to the wall, here with protective coating still in place. [photo & text: sue] To... |
Aug 31, 2011 |
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MAINTENANCE - CAFE - KITCHEN
This continues our reports from 8/19 to 8/24/11 about the installation of a new hood over the stoves in the cafe kitchen in Crafts III. The old 'over the stove' hood has been removed, leaving a bleak partial wall in the midst of surface removal a... |
Aug 26, 2011 |
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MAINTENANCE - CAFE - KITCHEN
This continues our reports from 8/19 and 8/22/11 about the installation of a new hood over the stoves in the cafe kitchen in Crafts III. [photo & text: sue] The stoves have been moved out of the way and we can see the old hood still in place... |
Aug 24, 2011 |
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MAINTENANCE - CAFE - KITCHEN
This continues our report from 8/19/11 about a major overhaul of the cafe kitchen in Crafts III. To get the new prep area set up, the crew moved the stainless steel prep tables out of the kitchen, as well as the large two-door refrigerator. [p... |
Aug 22, 2011 |
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MAINTENANCE - CAFE - KITCHEN
The cafe kitchen is receiving a major overhaul. Here we see the old set-up. The hood over the stoves has to be replaced with an updated improvement to meet standards for the local fire department. [photo & text: sue] Kitchen counters have b... |
Aug 19, 2011 |
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VISITORS - NEH SUSTAINABILITY
A group of 25 individuals from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona visited Arcosanti as part of a four week program titled "Rethinking the Land Ethic". The group, comprised of participants from across the country, spent an hour in the ... |
Jul 8, 2011 |