Arcosanti
The Urban Laboratory in the Desert
Arizona's Arcosanti helps residents create a self-sustainable community. Supported by Marriott Bonvoy.
The City of the Future Is Hiding in the Arizona Desert
Paolo Soleri’s radical experiment in urban planning has been running in the middle of the Arizona desert for nearly 50 years.
Solange, Skrillex, and Utopia in a Futuristic Desert City
At FORM: Arcosanti, a festival held Paolo Soleri's legendary Arizona experiment, Skrillex and Solange shared a bill with underground experimental acts. There were hippies and hope and no bad trips.
North America's Most Intimate Desert Festival Isn't a Mirage
A behind-the-scenes look at FORM Arcosanti 2017 featuring Solange, Father John Misty, Omar Souleyman, and more.
Dawn Richard & Julia Holter Talk Sensations, VR, and Visual Artwork
At FORM Arcosanti music festival, we spoke to the talents behind 'Blackheart' and 'Have You In My Wilderness.'
Arts and Arcology Pave the Way for Desert Experiment Arcosanti
Architect Jeff Stein, artist Doug Aitken, and musician and co-founder Zach Tetreault gather for FORM Arcosanti, an intimate desert music festival in its third year.
We're Pretty Sure FORM Arcosanti Wasn't a Desert Hallucination Because These Pictures of It Rule
The third annual Hundred Waters-curated mini festival played host to jaw-dropping performances from Four Tet, D∆WN, Moses Sumney, Perfume Genius, and more.
I Went to a Futuristic Hippie Commune in the Desert
An hour or so outside of Phoenix, Arizona, lies the town of Arcosanti. According to the sign on the way in, Arcosanti is an "urban laboratory," which sounds like a church-run program to trick inner-city kids into becoming Christians, so I'm not sure...