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Arcology and Arcosanti : Sustainable Planning and Design

Grierson, D. and Babalis, Dimitra (2006) Arcology and Arcosanti : Sustainable Planning and Design. In: Ecopolis. Cities, Design and Sustainability . Alinea International, pp. 47-58. ISBN 88-6055-095-5

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Abstract

Arcosanti is a self-contained experimental town that began construction in 1970 in central Arizona, 70 miles (110 km) north of Phoenix. Architect Paolo Soleri, using a concept he calls arcology (a portmanteau of architecture and ecology), started the town to demonstrate how urban conditions could be improved while minimizing the destructive impact on the earth.

Item type:	Book Section
ID code:	5611
Keywords:	urbanism, architecture, ecology, sustainable design, Engineering design, Architecture
Subjects:	Technology > Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > Engineering design Fine Arts > Architecture
Department:	Faculty of Engineering > Architecture
Depositing user:	Strathprints Administrator
Date deposited:	12 May 2008
Last modified:	30 Jan 2019 10:17
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URI:	https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/5611
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