Paolo Soleri Presents Sustainable Projects to Vatican
Internationally recognized architect, artist, & philosopher Paolo Soleri will be featured as a guest speaker at Building Well to Live Better, a conference organized by the Roman Catholic Church to address issues of sustainability and the environment. The intent of the conference is to bring a valid and substantial contribution in the field of eco-architecture applied to old and new religious buildings. Soleri is most recognized for his concept of arcology, a fusion of architecture and ecology.
Arcosanti, AZ, April 06, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Internationally recognized architect, artist, and philosopher Paolo Soleri will be featured as a guest speaker at Building Well to Live Better, a conference organized by the Roman Catholic Church in order to address issues of sustainability and the environment. The conference will take place from April 14 - 16 at the Park Hotel Torre Rossa in Rome, Italy.
As a major international real estate owner, the Catholic Church can play an important role in sustainable architecture and design. The Catholic Church is very sensitive to ethical and to anthropological problems and feels an obligation to promote real efforts to protect the environment. The intent of the conference is to bring a valid and substantial contribution in the field of eco-architecture applied to old and new religious buildings. The three main topics of discussion are: the important connection that lies between human development and environmental protection; to give examples of sustainable building and virtuous eco-architecture; and to establish guidelines for intervention on existing buildings and increase comfort and energy efficiency. Most participants will be priests involved with restoration projects and new developments.
Dr. Matteo Di Michele, Italian Public Relations Manager for the Cosanti Foundation will be assisting Soleri with the presentation “It’s great that such a big, influential organization is committed to changing the way they build and maintain their buildings. Soleri’s contribution will make a huge impact,” Di Michele says.
Soleri is most recognized for his concept of arcology, a fusion of architecture and ecology. The arcology concept proposes a highly integrated and compact three-dimensional urban form that is the opposite of suburban sprawl, with its inherently wasteful consumption of resources and tendency to isolate people from each other and the community. Arcology is a city without cars and uses passive solar architectural techniques to reduce the energy usage of the city, particularly in relation to heating, lighting, and cooling.
In 1970, Paolo Soleri launched Arcosanti, a construction project as a prototype arcology. Arcosanti is located in the high desert of central Arizona. It serves as an urban laboratory, a model urban environment that is striving to reduce humankind’s ecological impact on Earth. Over 6,000 people have participated in the Arcosanti educational Workshop Program and 60 - 80 residents now live and work at Arcosanti, contributing to its progression. The world famous ceramic and bronze Soleri Bells are produced and sold on site. Arcosanti is also a tourist site where visitors may tour the grounds, enjoy meals, and stay overnight.
www.arcosanti.org
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As a major international real estate owner, the Catholic Church can play an important role in sustainable architecture and design. The Catholic Church is very sensitive to ethical and to anthropological problems and feels an obligation to promote real efforts to protect the environment. The intent of the conference is to bring a valid and substantial contribution in the field of eco-architecture applied to old and new religious buildings. The three main topics of discussion are: the important connection that lies between human development and environmental protection; to give examples of sustainable building and virtuous eco-architecture; and to establish guidelines for intervention on existing buildings and increase comfort and energy efficiency. Most participants will be priests involved with restoration projects and new developments.
Dr. Matteo Di Michele, Italian Public Relations Manager for the Cosanti Foundation will be assisting Soleri with the presentation “It’s great that such a big, influential organization is committed to changing the way they build and maintain their buildings. Soleri’s contribution will make a huge impact,” Di Michele says.
Soleri is most recognized for his concept of arcology, a fusion of architecture and ecology. The arcology concept proposes a highly integrated and compact three-dimensional urban form that is the opposite of suburban sprawl, with its inherently wasteful consumption of resources and tendency to isolate people from each other and the community. Arcology is a city without cars and uses passive solar architectural techniques to reduce the energy usage of the city, particularly in relation to heating, lighting, and cooling.
In 1970, Paolo Soleri launched Arcosanti, a construction project as a prototype arcology. Arcosanti is located in the high desert of central Arizona. It serves as an urban laboratory, a model urban environment that is striving to reduce humankind’s ecological impact on Earth. Over 6,000 people have participated in the Arcosanti educational Workshop Program and 60 - 80 residents now live and work at Arcosanti, contributing to its progression. The world famous ceramic and bronze Soleri Bells are produced and sold on site. Arcosanti is also a tourist site where visitors may tour the grounds, enjoy meals, and stay overnight.
www.arcosanti.org
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