The Chapel of the Holy Cross also known as Chapel in the Rock was built into the mesas of Sedona, Arizona in 1956. It was inspired and commissioned by sculptor Marguerite Brunswig Staude, a student of Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Chapel in the Rock (Sedona/ Arizona)
The Chapel of the Holy Cross also known as Chapel in the Rock was built into the mesas of Sedona, Arizona in 1956. It was inspired and commissioned by sculptor Marguerite Brunswig Staude, a student of Frank Lloyd Wright.
Arcosanti (near Phoenix/ Arizona)
Arcosanti is an urban laboratory focused on innovative design, community, and environmental accountability. The goal is to actively pursue lean alternatives to urban sprawl based on Paolo Soleri's theory of compact city design, Arcology (architecture + ecology).
Built by over 7,000 volunteers since the commencement of the project in 1970, Arcosanti provides various mixed-use buildings and public spaces where people live, work,
visit, and participate in educational and cultural programs.
Eliphante (Cornville/ Arizona)
Eliphante was created in the late 1970’s by Michael Kahn and Leda Levant.
Being an artist, Michael immediately began invoking some of his painting aesthetics into a third dimension, transforming natural features such as stone and river wood into surreal, fluid, cavern-like structures coated in high-vibrational colors.
For 28 years, Michael built these structures with the help of his wife and friends. His work seems more shamanic than artistic as his methodology defied convention. Michael never explained his creation, it just is. The most significant of his sculptural work is the half subterranean structures of Eliphante the first experimental building, Pipedreams, the art gallery, and Hippodome, where the couple lived.
Since Michael passed on in 2007, it is the mission of Eliphante, Ltd. a non-profit organization, that his fantasy be shared, to inspire a new beginning, where the realm of pure imagination and possibility may open the door to future dreaming by visitors and residents alike.
Xanadu Dome Home (Sedona/ Arizona)
"The "Monolithic Domes" are Solid Concrete, Steel and Insulation and the shape of a Dome can withstand almost anything that mother nature throws at them. We painted Xanadu the colors of the Rainbow to attract attention and hopefully open up the eyes of the public and the government to rebuild homes and structures that will save lives and property. A Monolithic Dome Home uses about 1/2 of the energy of a conventional home, helping to save energy and in fact the energy savings will pay for your Dome Home in about 20 years."
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