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Auroville planning documents:
Date PDF Title Author Description 2020.11
PDF 36 pagesHousing Survey 2020 - Summary of findings (draft) With policy level recommendations and planning level recommendations. 2020.08
PDF (10 pages)Residential Zone, Sectors 1 & 2 -
Detailed Development Plan and Site Development Guidelines (part 1 of 6)TDC Table of Contents
Credits
1. Background
1.1 Vision
1.2 Objectives
1.3 Scope of the document
1.4 Present Scenario, as in 2020
1.5 Natural Setting
1.6 Existing Infrastructure2020.08
PDF (4 pages)Residential Zone, Sectors 1 & 2 -
Detailed Development Plan and Site Development Guidelines (part 2 of 6)TDC 2. Detailed Development Plan
2.1 Proposed Land Use and Population Density
2.2 Proposed Built Environment2020.08
PDF (12 pages)Residential Zone, Sectors 1 & 2 -
Detailed Development Plan and Site Development Guidelines (part 3 of 6)TDC 3. Site Development Guidelines:
3.1 Built Form & Fabric
3.2 Environmental
3.3 Solid Waste Management2020.08
PDF (27 pages)Residential Zone, Sectors 1 & 2 -
Detailed Development Plan and Site Development Guidelines (part 4 of 6)TDC 3.4 Water Management
3.5 Electrical Energy
3.6 Tele-Communication
3.7 Mobility2020.08
PDF (3 pages)Residential Zone, Sectors 1 & 2 -
Detailed Development Plan and Site Development Guidelines (part 5 of 6)TDC 4. Way Forward
Density mapping RZ 1&22020.08
PDF (4 pages)Residential Zone, Sectors 1 & 2 -
Detailed Development Plan and Site Development Guidelines (part 6 of 6)TDC Rainwater Harvesting proposal RZ 1&2
Existing Utilities infrastructure mapping RZ 1&2
Existing vegetation mapping RZ 1&22019.06.04
PDF (5 pages)Standing Order (replacing Standing Order of 2011) - Auroville Town Development Council Mohan Verghese Chunkath, Secretary, Auroville Foundation The Council shall consist of a maximum of 15 members nominated by the Residents’ Assembly through the Working Committee from amongst the Residents of Auroville... and approved and notified by the Governing Board and shall include members representing functional areas and nominated members as given below... 2019.01
PDF (8 pages)“Auroville – a way forward!” collaborative sessions – some results Auroville International More than 200 people took part in six days of the “Collaborative January Sessions” including Auroville residents, members of Auroville’s key working groups and local projects, and a few regional network partners. A team of international senior town-planners, specialising in healthy placemaking, sustainable masterplanning and collaborative community planning contributed their skills and expertise. 2015.06
PDF (19 pages)Urban Design Guidelines for the Crown - Residential Zone Technical Team, L'avenir The Crown will consist of inviting streetscapes and open spaces to encourage movement of pedestrians and cyclists thereby effectuating a shift in our existing trend of increasing reliance on motorized vehicles. The pedestrian experience on the Crown will be enhanced through landscape design, street furniture and safe streets. 2014.07
PDF (36 pages)Progress Report for Governing Board, November 2013 – July 2014 TDC Implementation and Development Phasing Programme (IDPP), Matrimandir Lake, GIS, DDP, Archaeology 2014.07
PDF (99 pages)Electricity Master Plan for Auroville (draft) TDC and Development Consultants Private Limited, Kolkata 2014
PDF (74 pages)Auroville Residential Zone Sector 1 & 2 Detailed Development Plan 2014 Luis Feduchi (Camilo José Cela University, Madrid) in collaboration with TDC The Detailed Development Plan aims to establish a detailed guidance for the future development of all kinds within the RZ S1&2 and is divided into four primary chapters: (1) Land Use; (2) Movement; (3) Density; (4) Urban Form. 2014
PDF (35 pages)Auroville city area – Land Suitability and Land Use Proposal Suhasini and TDC The zoning indicated in the Auroville Master Plan is on the macro level. With the innovations in mapping and geophysical data analysis, it is time to undertake a more detailed land suitability analysis, and work towards more detailed land use specifications within each zone. 2013
PDF (113 pages)Implementation and Development Phasing Programme (IDPP) + Appendix Bankim Kalra commissioned by TDC A broad framework to develop an integrated and balanced growth strategy for a target population of 5,000 Aurovilians, within a stipulated time frame of 5 years (2013-2018). 2013.05
PDF (7 pages)>Report and Recommendations: Creating a TDC Communication Strategy / Platform Bankim Kalra, Ojas Vyas, Elvira Klein L’Avenir D’Auroville, like many other Auroville working groups, has developed a culture of top-down governance ... We suggest that L’Avenir D’Auroville / TDC takes the lead in establishing a culture of transparency and participation. 2012.04
PDF (13 pages)Report for the Governing Board, 6th April 2012 Town Development Council – L’avenir A development plan for a projected population of 5,000 in sectors 1 & 2 has been prepared ... A MOU has been entered by the TDC with PondyCAN and INTACH for an integrated exercise of regional planning... 2013.02
PDF (195 pages)Sustainable Regional Planning Framework for Puducherry, Viluppuram, Auroville & Cuddalore ADEME, INTACH, PondyCAN “The Puducherry-Viluppuram-Auroville-Cuddalore (PVAC) Sustainable Regional Planning Framework will establish a way forward for our unique and diverse communities to grow together as a single entity whilst promoting prosperity for all sections of society, enriching our quality of life, our culture, our heritage and our environment. It aims to be a model for the evolution of a new paradigm for development that is holistic, inclusive and balanced; and hinges upon making responsible choices in our communities today without diminishing our quality of life in the future.” 2011.06
PDF (3 pages)Standing Order - Constitution of Auroville Town Development Council The Gazette of India, 11 June 2011, signed by M. Ramaswamy, Secretary 2010.03
Display panels TDC - Extended bioregion
- Land holdings
- Farms
- Services
- Architectural language2009
PDF (192 pages)Integral Sustainability Platform Batel Dinur and Alon Yakolchik, funded by L’avenir d’Auroville Attempt to develop a platform for collaborative planning in Auroville. 18 sectors under three fields of reference: physical infrastructure, social infrastructure and natural environment. Recommendations from each group. 2007
PDF (124 pages)Auroville City Centre Proposal 2007 Anupama Kundoo Proposal for a concentrated development of the City Centre, including accommodation for 5,000 residents. “The small scale of the project provides the testing ground for innovative infrastructural systems and buildings and for learning how to manage the finances in a collective way.“ 2007.04
PDF (1 page)Resident Assembly Resolution, April 2007 Residents' Assembly 1) Main Elements of the Galaxy Concept and Master Plan;
2) Matters to be referred to Roger for approval / final decision2005
PDF (27 pages)Auroville Mobility: Planning Policy and Design Criteria for movement, traffic and roads Auroville's Future (L'Avenir d'Auroville) This document builds on the Auroville Mobility Concept 2001, re-interpreting the information in order to create a set of design guidelines, as indicated and endorsed by the chief architect Roger Anger. 2003
PDF (63 pages)Auroville Master Plan – Directions for Growth Auroville Innovative Urban Management project funded under the Asia Urbs Programme of the European Commission This plan charts out a road map for the future, indicating directions for its growth in the coming five years, which can lay a strong foundation for realizing the city in a systematic, professional and humane way over the coming two decades. 2001
PDF (44 pages)Auroville Mobility Concept Hans Billinger (traffic consultant in Stuttgart, Germany) and Helmut This proposal, by taking the Auroville Master Plan as its starting point, envisages the street as a common space for all, but excludes fast moving vehicular traffic by shifting it to the periphery. An efficient and attractive public transport system is an important precondition. 2001
PDF (104 pages)
Auroville Universal Township Master Plan (Perspective 2025) Prepared by the Auroville Foundation with the assistance of the Town and Country Planning Organisation of the Union Ministry of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation 1) Description of existing scenario; 2) Development proposals for a population of 50,000 residents; 3) Development regulations to guide its development. 1999
PDF (69 pages)Auroville Universal Township Integrated Master Plan: Phase 1 (2000-2025) Land Use Coordination, Auroville 1) The Concept of Auroville; 2) Master Plan 2000-2025, a refinement of the plan of February 1968; 3) Implementation and Management. 1996.03
PDF (15 pages)A Conversation with Roger Anger and Jacqueline Luigi and Aryamani “She explained to me that building the city would be an experiment – that spiritual research could be carried out: in the work of the town, in matter, through the friction of relationships with people, – and the difficulties.” 1988
PDF (60 pages)Auroville Development Scheme 1988-1995 Concept of the city, zones, Crown, housing, villages, sports, SAIIER, CIRHU, etc. 1971.03
PDF (15 pages)General Data About Auroville; Interview with the Chief Architect Roger Anger Journal of the Indian Institute of Architects (JIIA) “In order to allow for the meeting of man with man in a real manner, the town should be conceived as a living organism just as a biological organism, functioning as a whole, with each of its components in relation with the others and with the whole. Each of these elements finds its meaning and its dimension only in its relation with the whole – the evolution of man being everywhere the leading factor.” 1969
PDF (12 pages)Detailed Description of the Galaxy Plan Roger Anger Population, housing, zonal activities, roads. 1969
PDF (26 pages)Premiere approache d'urbanisme – Plan de l'etude Roger Anger Overall development brief including projected statistics, zones and possible roads. (in French; English also available) 1969
PDF (26 pages)First Approach to the Town – Plan of the Study Roger Anger Overall development brief including projected statistics, zones and possible roads. (in English; French also available) 1968
PDF (9 pages)Original Galaxy plan: Presented to the Mother a few days prior to Auroville’s inauguration, February 1968 Roger Anger
(compiled by Gilles G.)Models, zoning maps and sketches 1965
PDF (23 pages)Considerations and general data to locate Auroville on the proposed lands Roger Anger (with Mother's marginalia and additional notes)
(translated and introduced by Gilles G.)Guiding principles, Auroville's outer face, General programme (Residential section, Industrial section, Cultural section, International section, Intermediary zone for administration) (English translation; original French available) 1965
PDF (8 pages)Considerations et donnees generales pour la determination de l'implantation d'Auroville lur les terrains projetes Roger Anger (with Mother's marginalia) Options directrices, Le visage d'Auroville, Programe général (Section residentielle, Section industrielle, Section culturelle, Section internationale, Zone intermediare administrative) (French original; English translation available)
“Living Community Challenge 1.2” (2017)
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