Paolo Soleri | |
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| Born | 21 June 1919[1] |
| Died | 9 April 2013 (aged 93) |
| Nationality | Italian American |
| Alma mater | Polytechnic University of Turin |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Years active | 1944–2012 |
| Awards | 1963 – American Institute of Architects Gold Medal for Craftmanship 2000 – Leone d'oro at the Venice Biennale of Architecture |
| Buildings | Cosanti |
| Projects | Arcosanti |
Paolo Soleri (21 June 1919 – 9 April 2013)[1] 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.[2] He died at home of natural causes on 9 April 2013 at the age of 93.[3]
Soleri authored several books, including The Bridge Between Matter & Spirit is Matter Becoming Spirit and Arcology – City In the Image of Man.[4]
- ^ a b c "Biographical profile: Paolo Soleri". Arcosanti.
- ^ Caves, R. W. (2004). Encyclopedia of the City. Routledge. p. 620. ISBN 978-0415252256.
- ^ Bernstein, Fred A. (April 10, 2013). "Paolo Soleri, Architect of Counterculture, Dies at 93". The New York Times. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- ^ Falk, Peter (1999). Who Was Who in American Art 1564–1975 : 400 Years of Artists in America. Madison, CT: Sound View Press. p. 3103. ISBN 0932087558.