arcology

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Meaning

(urban studies, uncountable) Urban development theory proposed by Paolo Soleri involving three-dimensional building methods and efficient use of space and resources.

(countable) An extremely large building or complex, sufficient to maintain an internal ecology as well as an extremely high human population density.

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In the 2012 book Lean Linear City, thinkers from Soleri’s Cosanti Foundation fleshed out a city vision based on Soleri’s Arcology. Source: Internet

Designed by Paolo Soleri, its primary purpose is to demonstrate Soleri's personal designs, his application of principles of arcology to create a pedestrian-friendly urban form. Source: Internet

Soleri did not advocate for enclosed cities, although he did sketch a design and build a model of an 'arcology' for outer space. Source: Internet

The Las Vegas Strip has many arcology features to protect people from the convert heat. Source: Internet

Frank Lloyd Wright proposed an early version Wright, Frank Lloyd, "An Organic Architecture" called Broadacre City although, in contrast to an arcology, Wright's idea is comparatively two-dimensional and depends on a road network. Source: Internet

McMurdo Station of the United States Antarctic Program and other scientific research stations on the continent of Antarctica resemble the popular conception of an arcology as a technologically advanced, relatively self-sufficient human community. Source: Internet

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