World-renowned Arizona artist, architect and philosopher Paolo Soleri — the mastermind behind Arcosanti, an experimental urban laboratory in northern Arizona — died Tuesday morning.

Paolo Soleri was an artist and an architect known for his critical views on urban sprawl and the development of Arcosanti, an experimental community near Cordes Junction.

(ANSA) - Rome, April 10 - Renowned Italian architect and visionary Paolo Soleri has died at 93 at his home in Arizona. Born in Turin in 1919, Soleri was best known for Arcosanti, an experimental ...