He coined the term “arcology,” a combination of architecture and ecology, to describe his design concepts that departed from the order and clarity of the International Style of modernist architecture. Although he has very few built works, Soleri seeks to combat the sprawl encroaching on the natural landscape by re-imagining the urban environment as a highly complex, but condensed entity. Donald Wall is the architecture critic who curated “The Architectural Vision of Paolo Soleri,” a 1970 retrospective exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Wall’s exhibition catalog seems to pose a similar challenge to the International Typographic Style, presaging graphic design and book art trends to come.