Paolo Soleri
Paolo Soleri ( born June 21, 1919 in Turin, † April 9, 2013 in Scottsdale, Arizona ) was an Italian architect, inventor of the Arcology movement ( Arcology is a word intersection of architecture and ecology ) and builder of Arcosanti.
Life
Soleri was born in Turin in 1919. 1933, the family of Italian fascism fled to the French Grenoble. Here Soleri first attended the " Ecole d'Art Industriel ". Between 1935 and 1939, the young Soleri his education at the Turin " Academia Albertine " in the " Liceo Artistico " section. In 1941, he was known from the Turin Polytechnic, the Politecnico di Torino, recorded and finished his studies with a PhD in Architecture from.
In 1947 he visited the United States and spent one and a half year internship at Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin West in Arizona, and at Taliesin in Spring Green, Wisconsin. During his stay he found international attention through the design of a bridge, which was published in the book "The architectur of bridges" by Elizabeth Mock.
He went back to Italy in 1950 and was awarded a contract for the construction of large ceramic factory, " Ceramica Artistica Solimene " in Vietri Sul Mare. Soleri studied the production of ceramics, which was very useful to him later.
In 1956 he moved with his family to Scottsdale, Arizona. Soleri and his wife Colly devoted to research projects and experimental urban planning. They established a foundation called this Cosanti Foundation. In this he developed " Wright's theories of building and living in nature further, esotericism included, and brought them into the time of the oil crisis and civilization skepticism. " Soleris philosophy and work shows the strong influence of the Jesuit paleontology and the philosopher Pierre Teilhard de Chardin.
The main project of the brine Rischen Foundation was Arcosanti, had designed a city for 5,000 residents who Soleri. It was him, " not only concerns the construction, but a utopia community, alienated life. " The city is being built since 1970 some 100 kilometers north of Phoenix. Since construction began about 6,000 sympathizers Soleri have assisted in the construction of the city. The Construction status for 2005 is approximately 1%.
The work of Paolo Soleri have been exhibited worldwide and are at the forefront of today's discussion on the sustainability of planning and building.
Soleri was a member of the " Graham Foundation " and the " Guggenheim ". He has received several honorary doctorates now for his works. In 1963 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects ( AIA). In 1981 he received the Gold Medal of the "World Biennale of Architecture " at the Interarch in Sofia, Bulgaria, the Silver Medal of the " Academie d'Architecture " in Paris. International attention was in 1984 conducted "International Architecture Symposium, Man and Space ' " at the Technical University of Vienna, where the next Paolo Soleri, for example, Bruno Zevi, Dennis Sharp, Pierre Vago, Jorge Glusberg, Otto Kapfinger, Frei Otto, Justus Dahinden, Ernst Gisel Ionel bill, among other things participated.
Since 1984, Soleri was a professor at Arizona State University. He has published several books and numerous essays and articles.
In autumn 2011, at the age of 92 years, Soleri withdrew from all offices and functions. He died on April 9, 2013.
Writings
- Paolo Soleri: " Arcology: City in the Image of Man ", MIT Press 1970, ISBN 0262190605
- Paolo Soleri: "Lifetime Furniture Cloister Styles", Gibbs Smith, 1984 ISBN 0879054158
- Paolo Soleri: " Arcosanti Laboratory of Eco- urbanity. ", 1988, ISBN 3859143433
- Paolo Soleri: " The Urban Ideal: Conversations with Paolo Soleri ," Berkeley Hills Books 2001, ISBN 1893163288