Sword_Of_Geddon
Jul 20, 2007, 08:25 AM
From Wikipedia: Arcology is a set of architectural design principles as described by the architect Paolo Soleri.[1] The word is a portmanteau of architecture and ecology. The principles are aimed toward the design of enormous habitats (hyperstructures) of extremely high human population density. While some relatively small experimental constructs have been created at Arcosanti in central Arizona, United States, the term is generally limited to Soleri's writings and various works of fiction that have picked up the idea. These works generally use "arcology" as a count noun, referring to what Soleri called a "hyperstructure": a self-contained structure containing a variety of residential and commercial facilities, arguably practicing a form of autarky.
In science fiction, arcologies or hyperstructures are generally advocated as solutions to the problems of overpopulation and environmental degradation, as they reduce the ecological footprint of cities, though with a higher population density and massive modification on a specific piece of land. Soleri's book The City in the Image of Man actually posited the use of arcologies in all accessible environments: in space, under the sea, etc.
More Information can be found here on what it is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcology
Basically its a vertical city.
In science fiction, arcologies or hyperstructures are generally advocated as solutions to the problems of overpopulation and environmental degradation, as they reduce the ecological footprint of cities, though with a higher population density and massive modification on a specific piece of land. Soleri's book The City in the Image of Man actually posited the use of arcologies in all accessible environments: in space, under the sea, etc.
More Information can be found here on what it is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcology
Basically its a vertical city.