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Celebrating the New Soleri Bridge and Plaza On Saturday, December 11, 2010, downtown Scottsdale will witness history in the making at noon – the dedication of Paolo Soleri’s first completed bridge, which is located at the Scottsdale Waterfront. This historic moment is the culmination of years of creative design, planning and construction by the renowned Italian artist, architect, and philosopher who is celebrated worldwide for his forward-thinking concept of arcology. Join us as we celebrate Paolo Soleri, his vision and his creativity with a weekend of exclusive guided tours, museum exhibitions, and the dedication of his signature bridge and the city’s newest public place, the Soleri Bridge and Plaza.
To request information, please call Rasheda Smith, Program Assistant 480-874-4645. October 9, 2010 – January 23, 2011 Bridges: Spanning the Ideas of Paolo Soleri (exhibition at SMoCA) Bridges: Connecting Earth to Sky (exhibition at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts) The Vitruvius Program is a unique design and architecture program for preschool through middle school that was founded in 1988 by Kathleen and Eugene Kupper, and is located on the campus of Summit School on Ahwatukee.
VIP Tour of Arcosanti – Provided by Ultimate Art & Cultural Tours This full-day tour also will take you behind-the scenes and into the Arcosanti archive, which contains work by Paolo Soleri not on display for the public. Following your tour, which includes transportation, lunch and snacks, you’ll return to the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art for a guided tour and an up-close look at the special exhibition “Bridges: Spanning the Ideas of Paolo Soleri,” led by the exhibition’s curator. The tour includes a VIP preview party reception at the Soleri Bridge and Plaza. For Tour reservations, please call 480-994-ARTS(2787) Holiday Jewelry Trunk Show
VIP Tour of Cosanti - CANCELLED Official Public Dedication of the Soleri Bridge and Plaza Join Mayor Jim Lane, artist Paolo Soleri, representatives from Cosanti Foundation and Scottsdale Public Art in celebrating the completion of this new landmark at Scottsdale Waterfront. Speakers, live music, children’s activities, educational information, and artists from Scottsdale Artists School painting live. Ceremony takes place at Scottsdale Waterfront, just west of Scottsdale Road just south of Camelback in downtown Scottsdale. Free parking at Nordstroms Parking Garage, 5th Ave Parking Garage, and on street parking. Following the dedication, visit Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) for 60 years of Paolo Soleri’s innovative bridge designs in Bridges: Spanning the Ideas of Paolo Soleri (October 9, 2010-January 23, 2011). Also on view, Bridges: Connecting Earth to Sky (October 9, 2010-January 17, 2011), paintings, prints, sculptures, and models inspired by Soleri’s vision, created by Summit Schools Vitruvius Program, a unique design and architecture program for preschool through middle school.
Panel/Lecture at Scottsdale Civic Center Library The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art is pleased to partner once again with ModernPhoenix.net in bringing relevant and lively discussions about architecture to the public. Admission is free, but seating is limited so reservations are required. Reserve free tickets by calling the Box Office. Organic Architecture and the Work of Paolo Soleri: Keynote lecture by Alan Hess, architectural critic and author of "Organic Architecture: The Other Modernism". Soleri's body of work will be discussed in the national context of the organic architecture movement. The fragile yet beautiful Paolo Soleri Amphitheater at Santa Fe Indian School (currently endangered), will be addressed as international effort galvanizes to save this important and rare structure. Soleri's Principles in Action: A Panel Discussion Using slides and illustrations, Phoenix Architect Will Bruder, AIA and three other architectural experts will discuss Soleri's principles and influence on architecture today. The conversation will be facilitated by Tim Rodgers, PhD, Director of Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art.Public Tour of Bridges: Spanning the Ideas of Paolo Soleri Exhibition at SMoCA
VIP Tour of Cosanti-CANCELLED Free Docent-Led Tours of SMoCA Scottsdale’s breathtaking Soleri Bridge and Plaza is at once a pedestrian passage, solar calendar and gathering place along the Scottsdale Waterfront. The dynamic architecture of the bridge is an elegant span that narrows from 24 feet to 18 feet as it crosses the Arizona Canal from south to north and is suspended by cables attached from the top of 64-foot-high pylons that are tilted at 80 degrees from the ground to match the angle of the sun at solar noon on the summer solstice. The structure suggests Soleri’s idea that “a bridge is more than a passage along which something moves,” but also is a crossing to connect us aesthetically and experientially. The bridge’s positioning on the north-south axis allows the sun to cast through a 6 inch gap between the towering pylons, creating a shaft of light across the bridge deck daily at solar noon, the moment at which the sun is at its highest elevation in the sky. By celebrating solar events, the signature bridge and plaza unify the past and the present. The site of this waterway, rich with historic undertones, mingles with the legacy of present day cultures striving for coherence between man and nature. On the south side of the Arizona Canal, the Soleri Bridge links to a public plaza that includes a series of totemic Soleri-designed earth cast panels along the southern perimeter. The strong architectural carving on the panels creates a perfect counterpoint for the Goldwater Bell assembly, also located on the south plaza, which Soleri himself cast in 1969. With the regional Sun Circle Trail, the Soleri Bridge and Plaza will provide access for pedestrians, equestrians and bicycles.
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