Paolo Soleri

Italian-American architect who designed Arcosanti, a community planned for 5,000 people outside Phoenix, Arizona. He also set up the Cosanti Foundation.He was concerned with the environment and ecology, creating the concept of arcology.He was in fellowship with architect Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin and Taliesin West for over a year.

He earned his Ph.D. from Politecnico di-Torino in 1946. He was noticed early on for a bridge design that the Museum of Modern Art acquired and displayed.

His family was residing in Turin when he was born. He married Corolyn Woods and had two children.

Architect Paolo Soleri were born on Saturday, birthstone is Pearl, the seaon was Summer in the Chinese year of Goat, it is 171 days until Paolo Soleri next birthday.

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