Hi Jim! I thought you might like this if you already didn't know about it. I found out about it in the July 2004 Smithsonian magazine. Enjoy!
Sincerely,
District Overbeer
For JimTX: Arcosanti Project
by Valis 5 Replies latest jw friends
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TD
Hey Valis,
I've been visiting Arcosanti since I was a teenager. The project hasn't come anywhere near Soleri's original grandiose vision, but it's still very interesting
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Valis
TD I would love to visit there. Looks very interesting. And maybe some promise for future building of communities. Looks cool too!
Sincerely,
District Overbeer
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Jim_TX
Well Valis,
I took a look at that web site... maybe I'm missing something.
I see a lot of pictures... and very few words that tell what th' heck it is!
Regards,
Jim TX
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Valis
eh Jim I guess it is the same kind of experimental architecture you are interested in. The Smithsonian article mentions several domes and the like.
Sincerely,
District Overbeer
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Jim_TX
Valis - Oh. I see.
Well, there are all sorts of housing experiments going on right now.
I could list several folks researching various low-cost domes... interesting stuff.
Much of it is not very practical, though... at least for the average fella... (I consider myself 'average'.)
I have corresponded with one fella who built himself an ECO-Shell 2 dome structure... that is about 12-foot diameter - insulated it with styrofoam bits, etc.
I believe he told me his total cost for doing this - and we're talking a 'home' to live in... of just over 100 sq ft... $1200 for the air-form, and $600 in materials... so, he has a 100 sq.ft. home for about $1800.
I'm not sure I could do that. I'm not talking about the expense... I'm talking about living in what basically is the size of a teepee.
Regards,
Jim TX