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This is a community dedicated to Arcology. Arcology is a portmanteau of "architecture" and "ecology". It is a set of architectural design principles for very densely populated and ecologically low-impact human habitats.

Though in Science Fiction arcologies have often been portrayed as simply enormous sky scrapers, the term was coined in 1969 by architect Paolo Soleri. He sought to design large interconnected structure that provide space for residential, commercial, and agricultural functions while simultaneously minimizing human environmental impact.

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This is a community dedicated to Arcology. Arcology is a portmanteau of "architecture" and "ecology". It is a set of architectural design principles for very densely populated and ecologically low-impact human habitats.

Though in Science Fiction arcologies have often been portrayed as simply enormous sky scrapers, the term was coined in 1969 by architect Paolo Soleri. He sought to design large interconnected structure that provide space for residential, commercial, and agricultural functions while simultaneously minimizing human environmental impact.

This is a community dedicated to Arcology. Arcology is a portmanteau of "architecture" and "ecology". It is a set of architectural design principles for very densely populated and ecologically low-impact human habitats.

Though in Science Fiction arcologies have often been portrayed as simply enormous sky scrapers, the term was coined in 1969 by architect Paolo Soleri. He sought to design large interconnected structure that provide space for residential, commercial, and agricultural functions while simultaneously minimizing human environmental impact.

Welcome to the nostalgia-filled piefed instance of yesteryear.

Open Registration with Application questionnaire.

If you have a question or comment you can post in !meta@retrofed.com or message @DosDude@retrofed.com or @Die4Ever@retrofed.com

In case of downtime and/or emergency, we will post updates on @DosDude@mastodon.social

Some rules we try to uphold:

Be civil. Bigotry is not welcome. This includes (but is not limited to): transphobia, queerphobia, racism, ageism and ableism. We do not promote hate.
Communities need to be Retro or Retro-adjacent.
Please don't upload pornographic content. (use an external image host for that)

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