I agree that the statements of fascism are overused by Dr. Neutropia, and that former members of a charismatic organization tend to have axes to grind. I actually did look up other sources, a few of which tended to confirm the authoritarian aspects of Arcosanti, and others which were more in the nature of "Look at these True Believers out in the desert, poor sods". I honestly should put those articles in.

You do make an interesting point about Soleri's experience with women and childcare. Of course this also points out the problems with relying on a singular viewpoint, and the problems that may arise when an architect's vision is out of date. In fact, that may be as big a problem as the social dynamics; imagine a structure the size of Hexahedron needing to be retrofitted.

And well, as far as the name, she got it back during a younger age of the internet. A lot of us did things we weren't proud of back then, like get associated with a particular handle. Of course she's also obviously a utopianist, and has some of the same abstract language that Soleri uses. I wonder if its something in the water.