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- Creators: Corcoran Gallery of Art
- Creators: Fulton, William
Plan of Babel Canyon Arcology city structure design by Paolo Soleri, from 1970 exhibit at Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Elevation plan of Babeldiga Dam Site Arcology design by Paolo Soleri, from 1970 exhibition at Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Plan of Logology city structure design by Paolo Soleri, from 1970 exhibit at Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Plan of Babel IIB Arcology city structure design by Paolo Soleri, from 1970 exhibit at Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Model of Arcvillage II farm town Arcology design by Paolo Soleri, from 1970 exhibit at Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Model of Hexahedron Arcology city structure design by Paolo Soleri, from 1970 exhibition at Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Fast Growth in Metropolitan Phoenix is the first product of a comprehensive effort to describe and analyze the region’s growth. The Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy in Washington, D.C. presented the opportunity for this project to Morrison Institute for Public Policy. The story of growth in metropolitan Phoenix is a complicated, often surprising, tale. There is much to be proud of in the region. Yet there is also much to worry about, and much that needs to be done. Hits and Misses will have been successful if it becomes a catalyst for getting started.
It’s been more than five decades now since Scottsdale incorporated as a city.During that time, the city emerged as one of the most well-known communities in the Western United States—or, as the local logan says,“The West’s Most Western Town.” From the 1950s onward, Scottsdale combined upscale resorts, an outstanding arts and culture scene, and a spectacular natural setting to create a cachet that few other cities anywhere in the nation could match. So powerful was the Scottsdale name that the city focused on competing nationally with other brand name towns, rather than operating within the context of metropolitan Phoenix.