Category: Photo Post

Aquired at Arcosanti where it was made, this Soleri Bell and bells like it, is named after Paolo Soleri, the architect creator of Arcosanti. The bells are made and sold there to help finance this unique project.

“Founded in 1970, Arcosanti is a project of The Cosanti Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to inspire a reimagined urbanism that builds resilient and equitable communities sustainably integrated with the natural world. At Arcosanti, we pursue this mission through experimentation and application of the principles of arcology, a combination of the words architecture and ecology that offers an alternative to urban sprawl.

Located in the heart of central Arizona, Arcosanti is only an hour’s drive from Phoenix, Flagstaff, Prescott, and Sedona—an easy day trip or a convenient stopping point on any road trip.” ….arcosanti.org

For years the bell pictured here hung from the pavilion by the Villa Ndio pool until a strong wind blew it off its hook and crashed it down on the plage where it broke into a zillion pieces.  It is time for another Arcosanti trip!