Conspire is a collectively owned and operated multi-use artspace, gallery, boutique, library and café. Members work together to construct an alternative space where artists and community members can cultivate, develop and link together with other artists, designers, jewelers, crafters and people who appreciate them. Based on local interests and creativities. Conspire aims to build local networks and cultivate relationships within the downtown Phoenix arts community.
Arcosanti: In 1970, the Cosanti Foundation began building Arcosanti, an urban laboratory in the high desert of Arizona, 70 miles north of metropolitan Phoenix. Construction of the Arcosanti is designed according to the concept of arcology (architecture + ecology), developed by Italian architect Paolo Soleri. In this complex, creative environment, apartments, businesses, technology, studios and open space are all accessible, while privacy is paramount in the overall design. As an urban laboratory, Arcosanti is an educational process as much as a construction/production site. Its five-week workshop program teaches building techniques and arcological philosophy, while continuing the city’s construction with the help of volunteers and students who come from around the world to participate in its on-going construction.
