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Page 1: ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY PAOLO SOLERI · Pencil, conte, crayon on paper [soleri archive cat # C001F CC] $150,000 MESA CITY In the park of Mesa City, man confronts this devastated area

ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY PAOLO SOLERI AVAILABLE FOR SALE │ 2017.11.24

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PAOLO SOLERI (1919–2013)

THE COSANTI FOUNDATION

Throughhisworkasanarchitect,urbandesigner,artist,craftsman,andphilosopher,PaoloSoleri exploredthecountlesspossibilitiesofhumanaspiration.OneoutstandingendeavorisArcosanti,anurbanlaboratory,constructedintheArizonahighdesert.Itattemptstotestanddemonstrateanalternativehumanhabitatwhichisgreatlyneededinthisincreasinglyperplexingworld.Thisprojectalsoexemplifieshissteadfastdevotiontocreatinganexperientialspaceto"prototype"anenvironmentinharmonywithman.Inhisphilosophy”Arcology(Arcitecture +Ecology).Soleri formulatedapaththatmayaidusonourevolutionaryjourneytowardastateofaesthetic,equity,andcompassion.Formorethanahalfcentury,hiswork,markedbyabroad-rangingandcoherentintellect(soscarceintheageofspecialization),hasinfluencedmanyinsearchofanewparadigmforourbuiltenvironment.

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ORIGINAL DRAWINGSBY PAOLO SOLERI AVAILABLE FOR SALE

2017.09.01

For inquiry, please contact Paolo Soleri Archives

[email protected](928) 632–6240

-Mesa City Project (3)

-Arcology Revisited (5)

-Arcology Fragments (5)

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MESA CITY

ProjectMesaCityistheoutlineofaregionaldevelopmentinthewestoftheAmericancontinentoranyothersimilarregion. Thelandisinternationalizedunderworldgovernmentauthority. Thustheshelteringofmanisbasedonhisworth,notonhisclan. Bydedicatingaparcelofitslandforthispurpose,anydevelopingcountrywouldseearadicaltransformationofitssocial,economic,andculturallife.

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AxialPark,MesaCityProject,1960192.5”x36.5”inframe(partof90’scroll)Pencil,conte,crayononpaper[soleri archivecat#C001FCC]

$150,000

MESA CITY

IntheparkofMesaCity,manconfrontsthisdevastatedareaandattemptsitstransfiguration. Thus,buildingacitybecomeatwo-phaseprocess:(1)miningandtransfigurationofthemined,buildingsoutofaggregates;(2)transfigurationofthesocketleftbythemining. Theparkistheendresultofaprocessthatseesafirstphaseofminingandrefiningfollowedbyasecondphaseoforganizingandforming. Infact,theengineerandthegeologian,thenaturalscientistandtheecologist,allwouldworkwiththearchitect,thesculptor,theartist,themusician,andthescholartocombinethegeologyofnaturewithaman-madegeology.

– fromPaoloSoleri Sketchbook,M.I.T.Press,1971

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VillagedesignforMesaCity,196058.5”x18”(66”x25”framesize)Pencil,crayon,inkonpaper[soleri archivecat#Aamc001F]

$50,000

AclusterofvillagescirclearoundaschoolcomplexinthesouthendofMesaCity. Eachvillageholds3,000peopleandfeaturesacircular(donut)planwitha500mouterdiameterandagardeninthemiddle.

MESA CITY

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VillagedesignforMesaCity,196058.5”x18”(66”x25”framesize)Pencil,crayon,inkonpaper[soleri archivecat#Aamc002F]

Insuredvalue:$50,000

AclusterofvillagescirclearoundaschoolcomplexinthesouthendofMesaCity. Eachvillageholds3,000peopleandfeaturesacircular(donut)planwitha500mouterdiameterandagardeninthemiddle.

MESA CITY

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ARCOLOGY REVISITED

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ARCOLOGY REVISITED

BABELCANYON,200212.75”x13.5”(22”x27”framesize)Crayons,acrylic&blackinkonpaper[soleri archivecat#Ar003F]

$4,000

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ARCOLOGY REVISITED

BABELIIA,200212”x20”(22”x27”framesize)Crayons,acrylic&blackinkonpaper[soleri archivecat#Ar004F]

$4,000

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ARCOLOGY REVISITED

WESTCRESCENT,Arcosanti,200218”x13”(27”x22”framesize)Crayons,acrylic&blackinkonpaper[soleri archivecat#Ar005F]

$4,000

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ARCOLOGY REVISITED

STILTED,200218”x13”(27”x22”framesize)Crayons,acrylic&blackinkonpaper[soleri archivecat#Ar004F]

$4,000

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ARCOLOGY REVISITED

PILOTI,200212.75”x13.5”(22”X27”framesize)Crayons,acrylic&blackinkonpaper[soleri archivecat#Ar007F]

$4,000

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ARCOLOGY FRAGMENTS

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ARCOLOGY FRAGMENTS

BABELNOAH,19778.5”x11”,blackinkonpaper[soleri archivecat#Aes154]

$3,000

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ECOMINUTIAEVARIATION,19778.5”x11”,blackinkonpaper[soleri archivecat#Aes150]

$3,000

ARCOLOGY FRAGMENTS

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ARCBEAMVARIATION,19778.5”x11”,blackinkonpaper[soleri archivecat#Aes147]

$3,000

ARCOLOGY FRAGMENTS

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STONEBOW,19778.5”x11”,blackinkonpaper[soleri archivecat#Aes143]

$3,000

ARCOLOGY FRAGMENTS

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ARCOLOGY FRAGMENTS

CANCAN,19778.5”x11”,blackinkonpaper[soleri archivecat#Aes133]

$3,000

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For inquiry, please contact, Paolo Soleri Archives

[email protected] ┃ (928) 632–6240