Have you ever seen cyprus trees soaring above the desert?
Cyprus Trees in the Desert
And efficient multi-story cement buildings that use spectacular round windows to bring in light, and a system of shades and wind tunnels to cool and heat interior spaces?
Brass Bells in the Cafeteria Window
Welcome to Arcosanti, the environment that Paolo Soleri and his architecture students built in the desert one hour north of Phoenix. A student of Frank Lloyd Wright, Soleri went off to create his own vision of perfect space, harmonizing man-made structures with the desert environment to create a mini-city in the Arizona desert. He and his students have build a communal theater, clay and brass studio, greenhouses, apartments, and kitchen.
Touring Arcosanti Communal Space
Brass Bells
The Outdoor Clay and Brass Studio
Started in the 1970′s, the community is still expanding and welcomes volunteers to live and work on site. My son recently stayed overnight in one of their 2-bedroom guest suites and said the views at sunrise were spectacular. There’s no other place like it in the world, so for me, it is the perfect example of the word “unique.”
Do you agree?
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Interesting take on the theme.
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Certainly a unique place to visit.
It was a great experience! Highly recommended. Thanks for your thoughts!
Patti, I love viewing all your photography hints and other blog messages. This one arrived just in time–before our trip to Phoenix. I’m hoping that we can see it, too.
Great! Well worth a visit. Let me know if you go!
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Especially liked the man’s colorful shirt lines going horizontal with the vertical colorful lines.
Excellent. I look forward to following your future posts. Best. Ruth in Pittsburgh
Thank you, Ruth! Thanks for the comment. I had noticed the colors of the man’s shirt but not the design… Thanks for pointing that out! Looking forward to following your blog as well.
Ooh, I so want to go there now.
So, do I…it’s warm and sunny! We’ve had almost 2 weeks of snow and gray skies. Wouldn’t it be nice to go there again! Thanks for your comments.
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Yes, that is one place I’ve wanted to go for several years. Lovely photos!
Thanks! It’s well worth a visit. We were there in October and my son went back in December again. Great spot.
Wonderful especially the cafe window!
I enjoyed your post about Arcosanti, and I still have a wind chime from my visit.
So you bought the wind chimes…they sound beautiful.