arcology
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Blend of architecture + ecology, coined by Italian architect Paolo Soleri in 1969.
Noun
[edit]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.
- 1984, William Gibson, Neuromancer (Sprawl; book 1), New York, N.Y.: Ace Books, →ISBN, page 6:
- Behind the port lay the city, factory domes dominated by the vast cubes of corporate arcologies.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]urban development theory involving efficient use of space and resources
