Macro-Cosanti was born out of Soleri's wish to
expand Cosanti and place its facilities well beyond the reach of the rapid
suburbanization of Scottsdale.
Born as a design for an Arts Village
on a south-facing rim of Mesa City, the Macro-Cosanti
plans quickly attained a life of their own as Soleri
sought after funding, support, and a suitable site. The
designs feature a lush, organic architecture, with multiple
layers of repeating forms, all designed to create an
environment for living and working in the open air year-round.
The
documentation of the Soleri Drawings has been made
possible in part by a grant from the Graham
Foundation for Advanced Study in the Fine Arts.
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