arcology

noun /ɑːˈkɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/

1. Urban development theory proposed by Paolo Soleri involving three-dimensional building methods and efficient use of space and resources.

   uncountable

2. An extremely large building or complex, sufficient to maintain an internal ecology as well as an extremely high human population density.

   countable

   Behind the port lay the city, factory domes dominated by the vast cubes of corporate arcologies.

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry arcology (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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