Drawings showing the tracing of a 1931 map of the area around Pondicherry, which shows the Auroville area as well.
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1977 & 1978 Auroville Birthday Bonfire Photos
Auroville’s birthday (inauguration day) just went by on February 28th, and the Archives received a query asking when the first bonfire at the Amphitheater took place.
Continue readingMatrimandir Under Construction Pictures
Photos of Matrimandir under construction, from different years.
Continue readingThe Urn
The Urn at the Amphitheater was a central feature of Auroville’s inauguration ceremony. Into it was poured soil from most of the countries of the world, as well as each state of India. It still stands today at the center of the Amphitheater.
Continue readingDelegates and Placards at the Inauguration
The photos of delegates arriving at the venue for the inauguration gives a sense of the activity, excitement and human energy of the occasion. Once the event began, a more sombre energy would have prevailed.
Continue readingDetailed Description of the Galaxy Plan
Auroville is a unique town. It will receive people who, from different parts of the world, will come with the determination to live together in an atmosphere of harmony and mutual understanding. Traditional social and human relations will have no place there. Competition and struggle will give place to emulation, collaboration and brotherhood.
This shows how inadequate are the standard techniques and the vocabulary of Town planning. But this inadequacy should not exempt us from carrying out a research on the leading principles of organisation and working of the urban space. The philosophical and humanitarian purpose, as well as the will to fit the architecture to the framework of life is confronted with demographic, economic, technical and financial exigencies of all such endeavours.
Continue readingA Conversation with Roger Anger
Including Luigi and Aryamani with Jacqueline
THE GALAXY: A PEDESTRIAN-BASED CITY
Car-free cities will probably become the norm this century due to energy constraints. It seems appropriate, therefore, that Auroville should be willing to take a lead in this. But how can we design Auroville as a city which could function without cars and motorbikes?
Continue readingAuroville MOBILITY
Auroville, to be true to The Mother’s vision, will provide alternative forms of mobility to suit the needs for peaceful conditions throughout the
city area. Today’s type of environmentally polluting, hazardous, and high-speed motorized transport will no longer have its predominant,
overbearing position – the individual will regain his own spatial dignity. The layout of Auroville is ideal to develop a pedestrian-friendly city
10-point game results 00 – Introduction
INTRODUCTION TO THE TEN POINT GAME
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