Yesterday’s news of the death of Paolo Soleri — the visionary architect, builder, artist, writer and theorist — put me in mind of our family visit last month to Arcosanti, Soleri’s urban experiment in the desert of Arizona. Sixty five miles north of Phoenix, Arcosanti was described by NEWSWEEK magazine as “…the most important urban […]
Tags: architecture, arcology, Arcosanti, Arizona, cities, environment, green, Las Vegas, Marissa Mayer, Montezuma Castle, Paolo Soleri, sustainability, urban, vacation, Yahoo
Maybe this has happened to you: adorable children in your neighborhood knock on your door with a zip lock bag full of a yellowish, gloppy substance. They tell you it’s a starter for Amish Friendship Bread, and it works like a chain — they are baking their bread today from a starter someone gave to […]
Tags: Amish, Amish Friendship Bread, baking, cooking, family, green, kids, St. Patrick's Day
