Arcosanti Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
experimental town in Yavapai County, central Arizona
About Arcosanti
Arcosanti is a planned community, built in the style of arcology, combining modern architecture with ecology. In 1970, construction began on the site and continued until 1989. The population has tended to vary between 50 and 150 people, many of them students and volunteers. The goal was for Arcosanti to house a population of 5,000 people. Thirteen major structures were built on the site, some several stories tall. Existing structures at Arcosanti are meant to begin to provide for the complete needs of a community. They include: a five-story visitors' center, cafe and gift shop; a bronze-casting apse; a ceramics apse; two large barrel vaults; a ring of apartment residences and quasi-public spaces around an outdoor amphitheater; a community swimming pool; an office complex. A two-bedroom "Sk
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