rob jameson- city as an individual organism
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Rob Jameson
City as Organism• arcosanti.org• @arcosanti• #buildthecity
U NE X P E C T E D ADV E N T U R E
ARC O S A NT IU R B A N L A BO RATO RY
ARCOS A N T I
“ A FT E R T H E G O L D R U S H”
T H E S H I FTW H AT I F ?
Paolo Soleri (1919-2013)New Generation?
COMP LEX S Y S T EM S EEN AS S ING LE ENT IT Y , WH OS E NEEDS ARE KNO WN, EMPAT H ET ICALLY FELT , AN D MET T H R OU G H CENT RAL I ZED AND DECENT RAL I ZED COOR D I NAT I ON .
W H AT I S T H E C I T Y O R G A N I S M ?
T IM E L I N E
• Base Needs Met• Strong Commons• My body - City Body (non-other)• Network of
Ideas/Needs/Resources• Autonomy in Participation• Telepathic / Synchronistic Reality
C I T Y-A S - O R G A N I S M
T E C H N O LO GY + I ND I V I D U A L
• MIND - Slack + centralized needs• BODY - IOT for utilities• SPIRIT - Shared augmented reality
T E C H N O LO GY + I ND I V I D U A L
• MIND - Slack + centralized needs• BODY - IOT for utilities• SPIRIT - Shared augmented reality
T E C H N O LO GY + I ND I V I D U A L
• MIND - Slack + centralized needs• BODY - IOT for utilities• SPIRIT - Shared augmented reality
T E C H N O LO GY + I ND I V I D U A L
• MIND - Slack + centralized needs• BODY - IOT for utilities• SPIRIT - Shared augmented reality
PARA D IG M E XA M P LE S C I T Y-A S - O R G A N I S M
1) the city is a reflection of the individuals
2) individual choices amplify collective
3 C O R E LE S S O N S
C O L L E C T I V E F R E E D O M , N O T H A P P I N E S S
D E M O C RAT I Z E T H E E D G E S
C E N T RA L I Z E D VALU E L I S T SN E E D S A N D R E S O U RC E S
1) acknowledge + believe 2) articulate to network 3) passively receive
Build the City Organism
“ C I T I E S H AV E T H E C A PA B I L I T Y O F PR OV I D I N G S O M E T H I N G FO R E V E RYO N E , O N LY BE C A U S E , A N D O N LY W H E N , T H E Y A R E C R E AT E D BY E V E RY BO DY. ”- JA N E JAC O BS
W H AT ’S N E XT
• 40 hour workweek• Underutilized skills / spaces
(residents/visitors)• Transient / Small Population • Path to Build the City
Build the City Organism
O U R I N V ITAT I O N
