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''arcology'' ▫ᴱᴺ｜Definition｜1st｜20260124004559-00-⌔

arcology - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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Noun

arcology (countable and uncountable, plural arcologies)

  • (urban studies, uncountable) Urban development theory proposed by Paolo Soleri involving three-dimensional building methods and efficient use of space and resources.
  • (countable) An extremely large building or complex, sufficient to maintain an internal ecology as well as an extremely high human population density.
    • ✤ Behind the port lay the city, factory domes dominated by the vast cubes of corporate arcologies.1

Etymology

Blend of architecture +‎ ecology, coined by Italian architect Paolo Soleri in 1969.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ɑːˈkɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/
  • (General American) IPA: /ɑɹˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
  • Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi

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Footnotes

  1. 1984, William Gibson, Neuromancer (Sprawl; book 1), New York, N.Y.: Ace Books, →ISBN, page 6: ↩

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