Background
Soleri, Paolo was born on June 21, 1919 in Turin, Italy. Came to United States, 1947.
Soleri, Paolo was born on June 21, 1919 in Turin, Italy. Came to United States, 1947.
Degree in Architecture, Turin Polytechnic, 1946. Doctorate (honorary), Dickinson College. Doctorate (honorary), Moore College Art.
Doctorate (honorary), Arizona State University.
President Cosanti Foundation (for research into urban planning). Principal Paolo Soleri Associations Inc., Architects. Since 1970 developing Arcosanti as an Urban Laboratory in Central Arizona.
Exbhns. of work have appeared in over 70 public and private museums, colls, and universities, United States of America. Exhibition at New York Academy, of Sciences 1989-1990. Distinguished Visiting Lecturer, College, of Architecture, Arizona State University.
Major works include Dome House, Cave Creek, Arizona, 1956, Mesa City project, 1958-1961, Outdoor Theatre, Institute American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, 1966, Arcosanti (community for 5,000 people), near Cordes Junction, ARiz., since 1970, Paolo Soleri Amphitheatre, Glendale Community College, 1995, Minds for History Institute, 1986, Via Deliziosa (National Education Association grantee), 1987. Exhibitions, Museum Modern Art, New York City, 1961, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1964, Corcoran Gallery, Washington, 1970, Space for Peace, 1985, also on tour, Xerox Center, Rochester, New York, 1976, Space for Peace Exhgn.At National Academy of Design and Pacific Design Center, San Diego, 1989, Architecture for the Plant Earth and Beyond, Scottsdale Center for the Arts, 1993. Collection Howe Architecture Library., Arizona State University, Tempe
author 7 books.
Married Corolyn Woods, 1949 (deceased 1982). Children: Kristine, Daniela.