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    Paolo Soleri

    Italian architect (1919-2013)

    Paolo Soleri was an American architect and urban planner. He established the educational Cosanti Foundation and Arcosanti. Soleri was a lecturer in the College of Architecture at Arizona State University and a National Design Award recipient in 2006. He coined the concept of 'arcology' – a synthesis of architecture and ecology as the philosophy of democratic society. He died at home of natural causes on 9 April 2013 at the age of 93. Soleri authored several books, including The Bridge Between Matter & Spirit is Matter Becoming Spirit and Arcology – City In the Image of Man. Wikipedia

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    Paolo Soleri (born June 21, 1919, Turin, Italy—died April 9, 2013, Paradise Valley, Arizona, U.S.) was an Italian-born American architect and designer who was one of the best-known utopian city planners of the 20th century.. Soleri received a doctorate in architecture from the Turin Polytechnic in 1946, and from 1947 to 1949 he worked under Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin West in Arizona.
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    Aug 29, 2023About Paolo Soleri. Paolo Soleri (1919-2013) was an Italian-American architect, visionary, and urban planner best known for introducing the concept of "arcology," a blend of architecture and ecology aimed at creating more sustainable and integrated human habitats. Born in Turin, Italy, Soleri received his Ph.D. in Architecture from the ...
  6. visitphoenix.com

    Learn about the Italian artist and architect who created Cosanti, a futuristic desert home and studio in Phoenix, where he sculpted his famous bells and designed Arcosanti, an experimental city. Explore his visionary works, structures and legacy at this historic site.
  7. architecturalrecord.com

    Paolo Soleri—iconoclastic architect, urban theorist, philosopher, and one of the last living students of Frank Lloyd Wright—died on April 9th at 93. Soleri was born in 1919 in Turin, Italy. In 1947 he received a Ph.D. from Turin Polytechnic, then began his apprenticeship with Wright at Taliesin West.
  8. architectmagazine.com

    The architect and theorist, who coined the term arcology for his vision of ecologically responsive architecture, passed away in 2013. He was known for his experimental city Arcosanti in Arizona, his awards and exhibits, and his influence on sustainability and design.
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