>>> Lawrence Kestenbaum <[log in to unmask]> 26/08/99 23:44:25 >>>wrote

"I spent most of the summer of 1975 working on Paolo Soleri's project,
Arcosanti, in central Arizona."

On Fri, 20 Aug 1999, Cuyler Page wrote:

"a serious and mindblowing apprenticeship with an architectural visionary, Paolo Soleri in Arizona ('61 to '63)"

Any other Soleri pilgrims out there?  I spent some time reading about his work when I was in architecture school.  Being enthused about mud brick construction at that time (which was dominated by non-architects trying to be architects), I was captivated by the total concept of Arcosanti.  Now I can't barely remember the details.

Any news on current status?  Won't that be a 'fun' preservation challenge - because it is more than simply the structures that need preservation ... how do you maintain the entire rationale for the community?

david