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a drawing of an airplane flying over a city with buildings and other things around it

Visionary architect Paolo Soleri challenges us to think of cities as biological entities with his concept of the arcology—a massive, self-sustaining, urban “organism of a thousand minds” designed to exist in harmony with nature. He proposes that the purpose of life is aesthetogenesis: the universe progressively complexifying itself into compassionate, beautiful structures. Soleri showcases 30 potential arcologies through incredibly detailed diagrams, explaining how each integrates itself…

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the ascent logo on top of a futuristic city

This is one of the three center of the arcology levels I have built for The Ascent. Originally, this level had been included in the original announcement trailer. Rajmund Wegner did the first pass on the central part of this level since that was the focus point seen in the trailer shots. He also did a base pass on the main architectural modules, enough so they can work as the background of the shot. Then, when we reached this level in production, I started from the already established base…

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the green urbanism wheel is shown here

Arcology, Gestalt ,Ekistics, Ecumenopolis, Principles of intelligent urbanism, Transit Oriented Development, Permaculture , Ergonomics, Biomimetics, Urban design , Garden city movement, Smart growth, Walkability, Urban planning, Green-collar worker,...

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a drawing of a space station in the shape of a helmet

The Launch Arcology. Provided home, office, retail, schools, police and a national park for 65,000 people. I always liked how this building looked like it had to go to the bathroom. (From the classic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim_City_2000.)

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