Public Buildings


Pitanga Hall, a cultural centre, has been the first public building being built, beginning of 1989. Shortly after that the Visitors Centre was started from end 1989 till 1992. This building shown that earth as a building material could give comfortable, appropriate and economical buildings. Later on were successively built these public buildings:
Auroville Earth institute (1989 to 2008), Isaiambalam School (1990), Udavi School (1991 to 1993), Shakti Vihar School at Pondicherry (1992 to 1994), Kindergarten at Auroville (1993), Deepanam School (Ex Mirramukhi: 1994 to 1996), Solar Kitchen (1996- to 1997), Multipurpose Centre at Vérité Community (1999 & 2000), Integral Learning Centre at Vérité Community (2005).

 
Pitanga hall - CSEB
Pitanga hall - CSEB
Pitanga hall - CSEB
Visitors Centre - CSEB - 1992 Hassan Fathy award for architecture for the poor
Visitors Centre - CSEB

 
Visitors Centre - CSEB

 
Visitors Centre - CSEB
Visitors Centre - CSEB
Visitors Centre - CSEB
Office of the Auroville Earth Institute - CSEB
Office of the Auroville Earth Institute - CSEB
Office of the Auroville Earth Institute - CSEB
Training centre of the Auroville Earth Institute - CSEB and rammed earth
Training centre of the Auroville Earth Institute - CSEB and rammed earth
Training centre of the Auroville Earth Institute - CSEB vault
 
Shakti Vihar School at Pondicherry - CSEB
Shakti Vihar School at Pondicherry - CSEB
Shakti Vihar School at Pondicherry - CSEB
Isaiambalam School - CSEB
Isaiambalam School - CSEB
Isaiambalam School - CSEB
Deepanam School, 10.35 m span, 2.25 m rise, built free spanning - Stabilised rammed earth walls & CSEB vault
Deepanam School near Matrimandir - Stabilised rammed earth & CSEB vault, 10.35 m span
 
Deepanam School near Matrimandir - Stabilised rammed earth & CSEB vault, 10.35 m span
 
Deepanam School near Matrimandir - Stabilised rammed earth & CSEB domes
Deepanam School near Matrimandir - Stabilised rammed earth & CSEB domes
Boarding at New Creation School - CSEB
 
Kindergarten at Centre Field Community - CSEB
Evening School - CSEB
 
Altecs offices at Auroshilpam Community - CSEB
Udavi School at Adayanchavadi - CSEB
Udavi School at Adayanchavadi - CSEB
Udavi School at Adayanchavadi - CSEB
Solar Kitchen for 1000 people at Centre Field area - CSEB
Solar Kitchen - CSEB
 
Solar Kitchen - CSEB
 
Multipurpose Centre Verite Community - CSEB
 
Integral Learning Centre, Verite Community Stabilised rammed earth
Integral Learning Centre, Verite Community Stabilised rammed earth
Kitchen at Vikas Community - CSEB
Reservoir at Vikas Community - CSEB
Office of Aureka, a steel workshop - CSEB
 
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