Welcome! Our Visitor’s Center is open 7 am to 3 pm daily | Tour Times | Café Hours | Arcosanti will be closed on Friday, August 23rd, for a site-wide meeting. The World’s First Prototype Arcology Founded in 1970, Arcosanti is a project of The Cosanti Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to inspire a reimagined urbanism that builds resilient and equitable communities sust