Project Avimar

Project Avimar - A Coop owned Arcology Project

What is an Arcology?
Arcology, combining "architecture" and "ecology",[1]  is a set of architectural design principles for enormous habitats (hyperstructures) of extremely high human population density. These largely hypothetical structures would contain a variety of residential, commercial, and agricultural facilities and minimize individual human environmental impact. They are often portrayed as self-contained or economically self-sufficient.

The concept has been primarily popularized, and the term itself coined, by architect Paolo Soleri, and appears commonly in science fiction.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcology

What is a COOP?
A cooperative ("coop") or co-operative ("co-op") is an autonomous association of persons who voluntarily cooperate for their mutual, social, economic, and cultural benefit.[1]  Cooperatives include non-profit community organizations and businesses that are owned and managed by the people who use its services (a consumer cooperative) or by the people who work there (a worker cooperative) or by the people who live there (a housing cooperative), hybrids such as worker cooperatives that are also consumer cooperatives or credit unions, multi-stakeholder cooperatives such as those that bring together civil society and local actors to deliver community needs, and second and third tier cooperatives whose members are other cooperatives.

Internationally, the International Co-operative Alliance was the first international association formed by the movement, and includes the World Council of Credit Unions. A second organization was formed later in Germany, the International Raiffeisen Union. In the United States, the National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA) serves as the sector's oldest national membership association. It is dedicated to ensuring that cooperative businesses have the same opportunities as other businesses operating in the country and that consumers have access to cooperatives in the marketplace. A U.S. National Cooperative Bank was formed in the 1970s. By 2004, a new association focussed on worker co-ops was founded, the United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative

Avimar / Toronto Arcology COOP Project
We are building a virtual Arcology Project through Project Starworldz. Project Starworldz users, and wiki members - will be able to contribute to our myriad of ideas and plans in building 'Avimar' - our Arcology of the Future.

By virtually designing, constructing, and operating this virtual microcity - we will be able to test and apply new ways of thinking and living, in a virtual environment with miniminal investment. If our virtual model is accepted by a large population, we hope that by 2028 - construction could begin on a real world, Arcology project modeled after our virtual model, with Starworldz users being some of the first residents.

Check out our website, Toronto Arcology COOP Project for more information related to Project Avimar.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Toronto-Arcology-COOP-Project/554124857953325?ref=br_tf