arcology

English

Etymology

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

Noun

arcology (countable and uncountable, plural arcologies)

1. (urban studies, uncountable) Urban development theory proposed by Paolo Soleri involving three-dimensional building methods and efficient use of space and resources.
2. (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

• arcological

 

Translations

urban development theory involving efficient use of space and resources

• French: arcologie (fr)
• German: Arkologie
• Japanese: アーコロジー
• Korean: 생태건축학 (saengtaegeonchukhak)
• Polish: arkologia
• Portuguese: arcologia f
• Russian: арколо́гия (ru) f (arkológija)
• Turkish: arkoloji

Further reading

• arcology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• acrology, cool gray