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nature, as an organism evolves it increases in complexity and it
also becomes a more compact or miniaturized
system. Similarly a city should function as a living system. Arcology,
architecture and ecology as one integral process, is capable of demonstrating
positive response to the many problems of urban civilization, population,
pollution, energy and natural resource depletion, food scarcity and
quality of life. Arcology recognizes the necessity of the radical
reorganization of the sprawling urban landscape into dense, integrated,
three-dimensional cities in order to support the complex activities
that sustain human culture. The city is the necessary instrument
for the evolution of humankind."
- Paolo Soleri |
