I attended a school (relatively) nearby in the 1970s. We took many field trips out to Arcosanti, which was under construction. Were told, "When you grow up, you'll live somewhere like this!"

When I visited as an adult, I noticed Arcosanti seemed like an offshoot of environmental architecture, rather than an influence: for instance, I was surprised they didn't have graywater recycling out there on the mesa. It'd be interesting to see some of Soleri's concepts expressed with an urban infill project.