Detail View: Design Library Image Collection: Cosanti
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Accession Number:
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176477
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Order Title:
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Archivision Addition Module FIVE--6,102 images
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Type of View:
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generalView
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View Title:
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Cosanti Gallery (1961), general view down entry path, from west
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Date of View:
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8/15/1992
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Image description:
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The gallery was formed by casting concrete over a sculpted mound of earth and the structure is situated below ground level. Light fixtures and structural supports were also dug into the earth mold. The earth was excavated out from under the dried concrete creating the interior space.
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Image Rights:
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¿ Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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Source Institution:
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Archivision, Inc.
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Collection:
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Addition Module FIVE
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Culture:
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American
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Subject:
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Architecture and energy conservation
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Work Types:
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Geography; settlements; cities; ideal cities
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Work Types:
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built environment; settlements and landscapes; inhabited places
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Work Types:
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Architecture; multiple dwellings; housing complexes; housing projects
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Preferred Title:
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Cosanti
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Agent Display:
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Paolo Soleri (American architect, born 1919)
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Date:
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begun 1956 (creation)
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Materials:
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cast reinforced concrete
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
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Locations:
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Cosanti, Paradise Valley, Arizona, United States
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Location Type:
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(site)
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Style/Period:
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Twentieth century
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Classification:
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Architecture
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