Different by Design

The Official Blog of The Cosanti Foundation

Featuring stories that illustrate the work of The Cosanti Foundation and the global impact of arcology (architecture + ecology).

Cosanti Foundation Newsletter: September 2022

  September 19, 2022

With autumn just around the corner, get to know the ecological ...

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The Cosanti Foundation Gets Serious about Land Stewardship

  September 15, 2022

by Ana Catalina Vázquez Ramírez “Looking out across the ...

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Cosanti Foundation Newsletter: August 2022

  August 23, 2022

The summer rains have finally arrived, and with them, growing ...

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Cosanti Foundation Newsletter: July 2022

  July 18, 2022

It’s hotter than heck out here in Arizona, but ...

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Juneteenth, a Legacy of Rhythm + Resilience

  July 15, 2022

by Cortina Jenelle over the past year, millions of people have ...

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Cosanti Foundation Newsletter: June 2022

  June 20, 2022

There’s lots going on—our Alumni Reunion is just a week ...

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Cosanti Foundation Newsletter: May 2022

  May 23, 2022

Things were already heating up for The Cosanti Foundation this ...

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Cosanti Foundation Newsletter: April 2022

  April 18, 2022

This month, we’re cleaning up Cosanti and abuzz with ...

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Cosanti Foundation Newsletter: March 2022

  March 21, 2022

As spring arrives, Arcosanti and Cosanti are blooming with ...

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Strathclyde Students Master the Science of Arcology

  March 18, 2022

Arcosanti is once again home to students from Scotland’s ...

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Cosanti Foundation Newsletter: February 2022

  February 22, 2022

There’s lots to love about February at Arcosanti and ...

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Cosanti Foundation Newsletter: January 2022

  January 23, 2022

January isn’t even over yet, and already there’s a ...

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The Difference We Make Together

  December 29, 2021

  Hello, friend!   As the new CEO & Executive ...

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Cosanti Foundation Newsletter: December 2021

  December 18, 2021

‘Tis the season to share in the holiday cheer. Read up on ...

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It’s Full STEAM Ahead for Our K-12 Arcology Curriculum

  November 30, 2021

by Alyssa Lutker, AmeriCorps VISTA On November 30th, a ...

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Cosanti Foundation Newsletter: November 2021

  November 20, 2021

As the days get shorter, we’re getting ready for big ...

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Flush with Care: Sustainable Waste Management at Arcosanti

  November 19, 2021

by Alyssa Lutker, AmeriCorps VISTA For The Cosanti Foundation, ...

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Breaking New Ground with ASU CBBG

  October 20, 2021

The Cosanti Foundation is excited to announce the beginning of ...

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A Year of Volunteers Helps to Reinvent the Arcosanti Workshop (Finally!)

  October 16, 2021

In 1970, a unique architectural experiment began in the high ...

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Cosanti Foundation Newsletter: October 2021

  October 16, 2021

Autumn brings welcome changes and golden opportunities. Read up ...

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Cosanti Foundation Newsletter: Summer 2021

  August 23, 2021

Our monthly email newsletter is back! Read up on what’s ...

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Anticipating The Second and Subsequent COVID Waves: Is it Time to Rethink Arcologies?

  September 8, 2020

Should we start reconsidering the Arcology model in the face of ...

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The City & Narrative

  July 31, 2020

  The City & Narrative by Nathan Hays   African ...

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Still Life

  June 9, 2020

“All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s ...

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Arcosanti Needs Allies

  October 21, 2019

By Timothy Bell Over this past weekend, Arcosanti hosted the ...

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Allison Arieff Calls Out the Car

  October 7, 2019

By Jeff Stein Allison Arieff: you know, founder and past editor ...

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READ ANY BOOKS? (Here’s one…GODS OF THE UPPER AIR)

  September 25, 2019

By Jeff Stein Now look here, and as you do, please find a ...

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DECONSTRUCTING ARCOSANTI

  September 11, 2019

By Johann Haslauer, Landshut, Germany Arcosanti Alum What is ...

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THE TREACHERY OF IMAGERY

  August 22, 2019

By Jeff Stein   “This is not a pipe” Rene Magritte ...

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New Horizon

  August 5, 2019

By Jeff Stein Doug Aitken and Zach Tetrault; these two are old ...

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COSANTI PERSISTS! Remembering the Early Days

  July 22, 2019

By California architect Lamont Langworthy with Jeff Stein Not ...

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Peri-Urban Agriculture at Arcosanti and Beyond

  July 8, 2019

Hello Arconauts and others involved in the Arcosanti project! I ...

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ARCOSANTI AND THE WORLD: Housing Policy and Us

  June 19, 2019

ARCOSANTI AND THE WORLD Housing Policy and Us By Jeff Stein ...

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Welcome Neighbor! To the ARCOSANTI ALUMNI BLOG

  June 19, 2019

Welcome Neighbor!  To the ARCOSANTI ALUMNI BLOG In Which We ...

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Auto-Mobility

  September 5, 2017

“The word itself, automobile… it is a total misnomer, you ...

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Arcosanti and Performance

  May 24, 2017

In a recent ARCHITECTURE magazine, Aaron Betsky described a ...

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Lauridsen, Copley, Arcosanti: The Colly Concert

  October 1, 2015

To honor the legacy of Corolyn Woods Soleri, Paolo Soleri’s ...

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Desert / Water

  July 6, 2015

This week, Jason Edelstein, a student at Florida International ...

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