Visionary architect Paolo Soleri challenges us to think of cities as biological entities with his concept of the arcology—a massive, self-sustaining, urban “organism of a thousand minds” designed to exist in harmony with nature. He proposes that the purpose of life is aesthetogenesis: the universe progressively complexifying itself into compassionate, beautiful structures. Soleri showcases 30 potential arcologies through incredibly detailed diagrams, explaining how each integrates itself economically and ecologically into the world and fulfills his aesthetogenic criteria. The scope of his vision ranges from cities designed to span canyons or float on the oceans to cube-shaped metropolises suspended on pillars, and even a space habitat. While comprehensive, Soleri’s focus lies primarily on realizing arcologies that meet humanity’s moral imperative for sustainable urban living.
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Arcology is a blend of the words "architecture" and "ecology," and it's idea is dated in 1969, when Paolo Soleri published the book Arcology: City in the Image of Man. The idea of arcology has, from the beginning, been linked with the goal of human inhabitation of outer space and is a topic that has…
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Michael Kerbow - Burj Khalifa | 2019-11-10
eh, maybe someone will get some ideas off this one
Concept illustration for Ixtal, a new faction in the world of Runeterra (league of Legends).
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Adapt - Arcology SkyScraper of Hong Kong by Keelan Hanks
Arcology: noun (plural arcologies) an ideal integrated city contained within a massive vertical structure, allowing maximum conservation of the surrounding environment. Origin: 1969: blend of architecture and ecology. The question of what to do about Earth's growing population - 7 billion and counting - and the environmental impact it is having has been on the…
The Arcology Revolution: Building the Cities of Tomorrow https://architizer.com/blog/inspiration/stories/what-is-arcology/ #architecture #urbanism
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Paolo Soleri's Arcology: The City in the Image of Man is a techo-hippie dream of deep mid-century modern futurism.
Piazzetta Palladio
...the compositional approach of the Archivio di Stato has the following objectives: a) a longitudinal architectural organizatio...
Gigantic floating Arcology structures feature sustainable design and impressive architecture
Abbazia di Sant'Antimo de Montalcino par emmanuel PIERRE
