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countable and uncountable, plural arcologies
(urban studies, uncountable) Urban development theory proposed by Paolo Soleri involving three-dimensional building methods and efficient use of space and resources. examples
(countable) An extremely large building or complex, sufficient to maintain an internal ecology as well as an extremely high human population density. quotations examples
Behind the port lay the city, factory domes dominated by the vast cubes of corporate arcologies.
1984, William Gibson, Neuromancer (Sprawl; book 1), New York, N.Y.: Ace Books, page 6