My mother recently returned from a trip to Phoenix and shared with me a magazine interview with Paolo Soleri that merits a broader audience. I've been a casual follower of his philosophy since the first time I visited Arcosanti in 1990 and his perspective is one from which we might all benefit. Because I have been unable to locate the source article online, I am excerpting part of it below:
Q. What does it reveal about people's desire's to live in this manner, in which they come home to their block-walled yeard, pull into enclosed garages and live behind walls in their privacy?
A.It's a hermit life. Amd I'm afraid this might be the destiny of this country, to become a hermitage in which small groups of people, families, become isolated physically. In terms of society, I think it's dismal.
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