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Arcology
School of Thought

HyperBuiding Icon The Quartet in A(Arcology) Major

To enhance the notion of process (Evolution is process), I am presenting the Hyper Building as phase one of a development which goal is the establishment of an urban settlement for about one million people in a sunny desert region.

This would be achieved by the construction of three additional Hyper Buildings. If one Hyper Building were to succeed, there would be tangible financial advantage in "cloning" it with improvements experience would suggest.

I must make clear that the proposed design is in its conjectural stage : one kilometer square by one kilometer conjecture, to be precise.

If it turns out to have merits, serious work could be contemplated to move into a feasibility stage.

The Hyper Building
by Paolo Soleri
a paper describing the proposed arcology

The Quartet in A (Arcology) Major
a paper adding to the Hyper Building concept

The Hyper Building Design Parameters:

Concept
Circulation
Construction Process
Energy
Form
Functional Composition
Population
Site Selection