Editing Paolo Soleri (section)

==Arcosanti==
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The Cosanti Foundation's major project is [[Arcosanti]]. Arcosanti, as originally designed by Soleri, was intended for 5,000 people; it has been in construction since 1970. Located near Cordes Junction, about {{convert|70|mi|km}} north of [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] and visible from Interstate I-17 in central [[Arizona]], the intention of the project is to provide a model that can demonstrate Soleri's concept of "[[Arcology]]", [[architecture]] coherent with [[ecology]]. Arcology was envisioned by Soleri as a hyper-dense city, designed to: maximize human interaction with ready access to shared, cost-effective infrastructural services; conserve water and reduce sewage; minimize the use of energy, raw materials and land; reduce waste and [[environmental pollution]]; increase interaction with the surrounding natural environment. In 2010, construction was underway to complete Arcosanti's Greenhouse Apron, but that initiative was put on hold not long after Soleri's death in 2013.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}

Arcosanti is intended as a prototype of a desert arcology. Soleri's other arcology designs envisioned sites such as the ocean (Nova Noah), ''et al.'' (see: ''Arcology: City in the Image of Man''). Since 1970, over 7000 people have participated in Arcosanti's construction.  Their international affiliation group is called the Arcosanti Alumni Network.<ref>Arcosanti Alumni Network. Retrieved from https://arcosanti.org/node/30.</ref>