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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).
Arcosanti Silt-Casting
Watch a short film by Ana Catalina Vaz about The Cosanti ...
Read moreThe Cosanti Foundation Newsletter: April 2024
Arcosanti and Cosanti have been very busy in the last few ...
Read moreHopi Corn Planting
Arcosanti is one of three sites chosen to grow out Hopi corn ...
Read moreThe Cosanti Foundation Newsletter: December 2023
It’s been a busy November and December, and we have a lot ...
Read moreThe Cosanti Foundation Newsletter: October 2023
With the arrival of cooling temperatures comes a rise in ...
Read moreChannel 3 News Visits Arcosanti’s Farm-to-Table Workshop Program
Channel 3 AZ News payed our Farm-to-Table workshop program a ...
Read moreThe Cosanti Foundation Newsletter : September 2023
There is so much to look forward to this fall! Our Annual ...
Read moreIt Takes A Village to Harvest Mesquite
Arcosanti has a bounty of Mesquite growing on our property. For ...
Read moreA Community Oriented Approach to Building with the Land
Richard Sanchez first arrived to Arcosanti as a masters student ...
Read moreRevival of tradition: Arcofest 2023
The Arcosanti Arts Festival was founded in 1975 with the ...
Read moreEnrichment Through Travel
This spring five residents of Arcosanti set out on month long ...
Read moreImportance of Leaving a Legacy
Leaving a legacy is important for many reasons. It can serve as ...
Read moreCosanti Foundation Newsletter: July 2023
We’re not waiting for cooler weather to get work done. ...
Read moreCosanti Foundation Newsletter: September 2022
With autumn just around the corner, get to know the ecological ...
Read moreThe Cosanti Foundation Gets Serious about Land Stewardship
by Ana Catalina Vázquez Ramírez “Looking out across the ...
Read moreCosanti Foundation Newsletter: August 2022
The summer rains have finally arrived, and with them, growing ...
Read moreCosanti Foundation Newsletter: July 2022
It’s hotter than heck out here in Arizona, but ...
Read moreJuneteenth, a Legacy of Rhythm + Resilience
by Cortina Jenelle over the past year, millions of people have ...
Read moreCosanti Foundation Newsletter: June 2022
There’s lots going on—our Alumni Reunion is just a week ...
Read moreCosanti Foundation Newsletter: May 2022
Things were already heating up for The Cosanti Foundation this ...
Read moreCosanti Foundation Newsletter: April 2022
This month, we’re cleaning up Cosanti and abuzz with ...
Read moreCosanti Foundation Newsletter: March 2022
As spring arrives, Arcosanti and Cosanti are blooming with ...
Read moreStrathclyde Students Master the Science of Arcology
Arcosanti is once again home to students from Scotland’s ...
Read moreCosanti Foundation Newsletter: February 2022
There’s lots to love about February at Arcosanti and ...
Read moreCosanti Foundation Newsletter: January 2022
January isn’t even over yet, and already there’s a ...
Read moreThe Difference We Make Together
Hello, friend! As the new CEO & Executive ...
Read moreCosanti Foundation Newsletter: December 2021
‘Tis the season to share in the holiday cheer. Read up on ...
Read moreIt’s Full STEAM Ahead for Our K-12 Arcology Curriculum
by Alyssa Lutker, AmeriCorps VISTA On November 30th, a ...
Read moreCosanti Foundation Newsletter: November 2021
As the days get shorter, we’re getting ready for big ...
Read moreFlush with Care: Sustainable Waste Management at Arcosanti
by Alyssa Lutker, AmeriCorps VISTA For The Cosanti Foundation, ...
Read moreBreaking New Ground with ASU CBBG
The Cosanti Foundation is excited to announce the beginning of ...
Read moreA Year of Volunteers Helps to Reinvent the Arcosanti Workshop (Finally!)
In 1970, a unique architectural experiment began in the high ...
Read moreCosanti Foundation Newsletter: October 2021
Autumn brings welcome changes and golden opportunities. Read up ...
Read moreCosanti Foundation Newsletter: Summer 2021
Our monthly email newsletter is back! Read up on what’s ...
Read moreAnticipating The Second and Subsequent COVID Waves: Is it Time to Rethink Arcologies?
Should we start reconsidering the Arcology model in the face of ...
Read moreArcosanti Needs Allies
By Timothy Bell Over this past weekend, Arcosanti hosted the ...
Read moreAllison Arieff Calls Out the Car
By Jeff Stein Allison Arieff: you know, founder and past editor ...
Read moreREAD ANY BOOKS? (Here’s one…GODS OF THE UPPER AIR)
By Jeff Stein Now look here, and as you do, please find a ...
Read moreDECONSTRUCTING ARCOSANTI
By Johann Haslauer, Landshut, Germany Arcosanti Alum What is ...
Read moreTHE TREACHERY OF IMAGERY
By Jeff Stein “This is not a pipe” Rene Magritte ...
Read moreNew Horizon
By Jeff Stein Doug Aitken and Zach Tetrault; these two are old ...
Read moreCOSANTI PERSISTS! Remembering the Early Days
By California architect Lamont Langworthy with Jeff Stein Not ...
Read morePeri-Urban Agriculture at Arcosanti and Beyond
Hello Arconauts and others involved in the Arcosanti project! I ...
Read moreARCOSANTI AND THE WORLD: Housing Policy and Us
ARCOSANTI AND THE WORLD Housing Policy and Us By Jeff Stein ...
Read moreWelcome Neighbor! To the ARCOSANTI ALUMNI BLOG
Welcome Neighbor! To the ARCOSANTI ALUMNI BLOG In Which We ...
Read moreAuto-Mobility
“The word itself, automobile… it is a total misnomer, you ...
Read moreArcosanti and Performance
In a recent ARCHITECTURE magazine, Aaron Betsky described a ...
Read moreLauridsen, Copley, Arcosanti: The Colly Concert
To honor the legacy of Corolyn Woods Soleri, Paolo Soleri’s ...
Read moreDesert / Water
This week, Jason Edelstein, a student at Florida International ...
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