Paolo Soleri | 1919-2013
Paolo Soleri in 1997 discusses his brainchild Arcosanti, then under construction for 27 years with no end in sight. He called his approach to urban design “arcology,” a combination of architecture and ecology. Soleri died Tuesday at 93. (Nancy Engebretson / Associated Press)
The pottery workshop amphitheater at Arcosanti in 1995. (Scott Troyanos / Associated Press)
Architect Paolo Soleri, left, and event producer Michael Gosney invited computer pros to the desert to build an ecological addition to Arcosanti in 1997. (Jonathan Weber / For The Times)
Arcosanti residents Paul Hamilton and Shirlee Wheeler tend plants outside their 330-square-foot home in 1997. (Nancy Engebretson / Associated Press)
David Tollas and his wife, Nadia Bejin, play with their son in their Arcosanti home in 1997. (Nancy Engebretson / Associated Press)
Arcosanti in 1976. (Santi Visalli / Getty Images)