Paolo Soleri
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| Born |
21 June 1919 Turin, Italy |
| Died | 9 April 2013 (aged 93) Paradise Valley, Arizona |
| Nationality | Italian American |
| Alma mater | Polytechnic University of Turin |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards |
1963 – American Institute of Architects Gold Medal for Craftmanship |
| Buildings | Cosanti |
| Projects | Arcosanti |
1963 – American Institute of Architects Gold Medal for Craftmanship
Paolo Soleri (21 June 1919 – 9 April 2013) was an Italian architect. He established the educational Cosanti Foundation and Arcosanti. Soleri was a lecturer in the College of Architecture at Arizona State University and a National Design Award recipient in 2006. He died at home of natural causes on 9 April 2013 at the age of 93.
Soleri authored six books, including The Omega Seed, "Arcology - City In the Image of Man," and numerous essays and monographs.
Soleri was born in Turin, Italy. He was awarded his "laurea" (master's degree with highest honors) in architecture from the Politecnico di Torino in 1946. He visited the United States in December 1946 and spent a year and a half in fellowship with Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin West in Arizona, and at Taliesin in Spring Green, Wisconsin. During this time, he gained international recognition for a bridge design displayed at the Museum of Modern Art.
In 1950 Soleri, with his wife Colly (née Corolyn Woods), returned to Italy where he was commissioned to build a large ceramics factory, Ceramica Artistica Solimene, in Vietri on the Amalfi coast.
He adapted ceramics industry processes learned at this time to use in his award-winning designs and production of ceramic and bronze windbells and siltcast architectural structures. For more than 40 years, proceeds from sales of the wind-bells have provided funds for construction to test his theoretical work. Ceramic and bronze bells are still produced and sold at Arcosanti and Cosanti in Arizona.
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