A proposal by a former student of Frank Lloyd Wright for the fusion of architecture and ecology consisting of a conceptual explanation and blueprints for thirty arcologies

The inhabitants of a small Chinese village on the banks of the Yangtze River struggle to prepare for a flood, which threatens to drown them

Product Description: These Sketchbooks contain the seed from which sprang one of the boldest visions of our time—the giant Arcologies, those self-contained city-buildings of comparable extent in all three dimensions. Soleri's reasoned fervor and prophetic matter-of-factness can easily persuade that the realization of this vision will alone save earth from man and man from himself...read more

Product Description: Book by Paolo Soleri

Product Description: Although Paolo Soleri is one of the world’s most famous and influential architects, little has been written about his life, work, and thought. The Urban Ideal fills that gap. Based on interviews conducted at Arcosanti in spring 2000, these conversations cover Soleri’s youth and education in fascist Italy, his immigration to America, and his radical approach to architecture that culminated in his ideal city based on the concept of “arcology,” architecture coherent with ecology...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Including 35 previously unpublished essays, What If? represents the mature thought of one of the 20th century’s most provocative architects. Accompanying the text is an extensive four-color commentary by the author that expands on, and often challenges, his arguments...read more