What were the most viewed posts on the A Life’s Work blog? Glad you asked. The list is a little misleading, because some posts have been up for a lot longer than others, and so naturally will have more views. … Continued
On December 11, 2010, the Soleri Bridge and Plaza will officially open in Scottsdale, AZ. When I interviewed Soleri this past July, I asked him if he had any thoughts on the fact that the amphitheater he designed and built … Continued
October 30, 2006, cinematographer Wolfgang Held and I landed in Phoenix and drove north to Cordes Junction, where we’d spend the next three days shooting Arcosanti, Cosanti, Dome House, and interview Paolo Soleri. November 3, 2006 we left Cordes Junction … Continued
My Google alerts for “Arcosanti” brought to my attention a stunning photograph by Niall David. I left a comment on his site and a correspondence began. Eventually I asked him if he would like to contribute some photos to this … Continued
Haroon Butt is a frequent commenter on the A Life’s Work blog, so I asked him to write something about why he keeps coming back to this blog. Here was his response. Why do I keep coming back here? David … Continued
Nathan Koren, a resident at Arcosanti in the mid 90s, happened upon the blog and sent me a wonderful e-mail. “I’ve written a lot about the experience, but kept most of it unpublished… there’s a passage from a longer piece … Continued
Nathan Koren, a one-time resident of Arcosanti and a subscriber to this blog, read the recent post on how I became aware of Paolo Soleri and e-mailed the following: “I’m sure you’ve come across this by now, but just in … Continued
It had to be early 2005. I was catching up with a friend, Carol T., and telling her about a couple of film ideas I had, including the idea for A Life’s Work. It was my great fortune that Carol … Continued
One of the great things about a blog is it can be a testing ground for new ideas or work. My indignation over the razing of the Paolo Soleri Amphitheater inspired me to put together the video of the amphitheater … Continued
Here’s an exchange that occurred on the A Life’s Work Facebook page between SD, someone who “likes” A Life’s Work, and me. SD: I was at Arcosanti…about, (gulp), ten years ago… Me: Have you been back to Arcosanti? SD: Yes, … Continued