Cosanti Foundation

Top 3% of attractions in Phoenix
8/10

What the experts agree on

Paolo Soleri's working foundry and studio showcases the visionary architect's hand-cast bells and experimental concrete designs. Watch artisans at work weekday mornings in this unique creative space that inspired his larger Arcosanti project.

4 expert reviews

“It's here at Cosanti that Soleri's famous bells are cast, and most weekday mornings you can see the foundry in action.”

– Frommer's

Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
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"This unusual complex of cast-concrete structures was a stepping stone for Soleri's experimental Arcosanti village, 65 miles north." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"Italian-born architect, artist, philosopher, and ceramicist Paolo Soleri originally came to Arizona to study with Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin West." Full review
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"The foundry and studio of Italian architect Paolo Soleri (1919-2013). Cosanti remains a working windbell foundry, gallery, shop and educational monument to the architect." Full review


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