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On 50,000 inhabitants, on Roger Anger’s ‘Galaxy’ concept, and on how fast Mother’s Auroville was expected to develop

Gilles Guigan,
2025
On How to Realize Human Unity

Gilles Guigan,
2024
On Auroville’s Reason of Being

Gilles Guigan,
2024
Evolution of the Concept of the Future Town during Mother’s Lifetime 1965-1973

Gilles Guigan,
2024
A New Road for all People, for any City

Rajesh S.,
2024
MAP: Auroville Radial Layout

2023
Water Management in AV: The Role Played by the MM Lake

Cristo Mabilat,
2023
The MM Lake, Information Meeting

2023
Some Little Known Facts about Roger’s Galaxy Concept

Gilles Guigan,
2023
Governance in Auroville. A Framework Study

Yadava, Harihar,
2023
On the Crown Road

Gilles Guigan,
2021
Evolution of Auroville’s Road Network in Roger Anger’s Plans for the Town

Gilles Guigan,
2021
Auroville Chronology of Events 1964-1973

Gilles Guigan,
2021
Auroville Chronology of Events 1974-1992

Gilles Guigan,
2021
Auroville Citizens’ Assembly Pilot, Water Vision

AV CA Exploration Team,
2021
Study to Identify Auroville’s Development Priorities 2025

Suhasini Ayer, et al.,
2021
Auroville Renewable Energy Sourcing Plan

Martin Scherfler, Reshma Suresh,
2021
FOLDER: ATDC Application Process
Application Process 2017

L’avenir d’Auroville/ATDC,
2017
Project Categories & Forms

Application Team,
2020
(DRAFT) Policy for Building Violations, 2020

L’avenir d’Auroville/ATDC,
2020
Existing & Proposed Sequence of Application Processing

Application Team,
2020
Comments on Building Violations & Repercussions. Tency & Giulio

Tency Baetens, Giulio Di Anastasio,
2020
Application Process 2020

L’avenir d’Auroville/ATDC,
2020
History of Auroville’s Mobility Concept

Gilles Guigan,
2020
Addressing Water Security of an Urban Settlement through Multisource Modeling

CSR Geomatics,
2020
A Strategic Approach to Mobility on the Crown

David Nightingale,
2019
Planning Guidelines for Auroville Township

Tejaswini,
2019
MAP: AV & Surroundings Watersheds

CSR Geomatics,
2019
MAP: AV Bioregion Watersheds

CSR Geomatics,
2019
Dreams & Reality: Evolution along the Years of Roger Anger’s Plans & Auroville’s Land Holdings

Varun Kapur, Gilles Guigan,
2019
Auroville – A Way Forward, Collaborative Session

Von Zadow International, Dreiseitl Consulting, Eble Messerschmidt Partner,
2019
The Forests of Auroville: A Place of Inspiration

2018
On Planning Auroville. Views Expressed by Mother and others during her Lifetime

Gilles Guigan,
2018
FOLDER: International Zone (Andrea’s Study)
(PRESENTATION) Task 1: Data Collection & Analysis

Andrea Cammarata, Karticke Pant,
2018
(PRESENTATION) Task 2: MP and Planning Information Collection & Analysis

Andrea Cammarata, Karticke Pant,
2018
(PRESENTATION) Task 3: Services, Infrastructure, Networks, Aquiring & Implementation

Andrea Cammarata, Karticke Pant,
2018
(PRESENTATION) Task 4: Strategical Plan of the International Zone Development

Andrea Cammarata, Karticke Pant,
2018
Compilation on MM Gardens & Lake

Gilles Guigan,
2018
MAP: Auroville Map with Plot Numbers

2018
MAP: Auroville Map without Plot Numbers

2018
Growth Management Framework for Settlements in the Auroville Green Belt

Jonella Evangelista, Sarah Ezzio, Anna Geladi, Alex Gordon, Michael Hanifi, Peter Huan, Phillip Prell, Joanna Rees, Meghan Robidoux, Laurel Sharp, Jennifer Smyth, Miles Weekes,
2018
AV Forests: Long Term Management and Stewardship Criteria

Island Lescure, Rishi Walker, Jean Pouyet,
2018
(PRESENTATION) The MasterPlan and the Highway

2018
On Water during AV’s early Years

Gilles Guigan,
2017
Background of AV’s Future International University (1)

Gilles Guigan,
2017
Background of AV’s Future International University (2)

Gilles Guigan,
2017
Planning Principles for Auroville

L’avenir d’Auroville/ATDC,
2017
Towards a Joint Statement on Land Use Regulation / Protection

Shraddhavan,
2016
FOLDER: NTDA
Salient Features of the NTDA

Lata Iyer, Prashant Hedao
LPG: Summary and Recommendation for Statutory Protection

LPG/LPT
Justification Note for the Constitution of NTDA

L’avenir d’Auroville/ATDC,
2014
NTDA. Commissioner Proposal for Sounding Board

M. Lakshmi,
2015
Deciphering the Impact of NTDA on Auroville’s City Area

Sauro Mezzetti, Gilles Guigan,
2015
NTDA. Interactive General Meeting on New Town Development Authority

2015
First Set of Questions to Better Understand the Implications of an NTDA

Gilles Guigan,
2015
AVI Board Statement on NTDA

AVI Board,
2015
NTDA. Q&A. Sri Ram Panchu

2016
NTDA. Internal Process

2016
NTDA. Task Force Analysis

Bertrand,
2016
NTDA. Report Compiled from a Meeting with Mr. Chunkath

2016
NTDA. Sauro’s Presentation

Sauro Mezzetti,
2016
NTDA. David Stein’s Commentary

David Stein,
2016
Suhasini’s Input on Statutory Status

Suhasini Ayer,
2016
Comparitive Study; Inputs on Statutory Land Use

Suhasini Ayer,
2018
NTDA. Questionnaire by Sounding Board

Sounding Board,
2019
Land Use Regulation / Protection Workshop

2016
On the Need for Auroville to Own Fully its Core Area

Gilles Guigan,
2016
History of Auroville’s Planning Office, 1965 – 2008

Gilles Guigan,
2016
Food Production & Preparation in Mother’s Time

Gilles Guigan,
2015
Q&A Following Ashok Lall’s Talk on High-Rise High-Density Critiques

Suhasini Ayer,
2015
Socio-economic Aspects and Resource Developments from Auroville’s Ideals

Paul Vincent,
2015
Research on Setting up a Statistics Office in Auroville

Devi Namasivayam, Harini Sampathkumar, Nidhin Anand, Vikram Devatha,
2015
Growing a Future: Urban Agriculture & Homegardening

Katt Grant, Martin Scherfler, Segar Duraikannu, Vimal Bhojraj,
2015
Assets & Challenges of Mobility

Ojas Vyas,
2015
Auroville Green Belt Land Use Plan

David Stein, Achva Benzinberg Stein,
2015
Study on Pony Farm

Ganesh Bala, Ashwini Sivakumaran, Neha Dighe , Jaya Sriram,
2014
Archaeology and Development in Auroville. Proposal for a Functional Policy

Enrica Cerchi, Giulio Di Anastasio,
2014
Auroville Bioregion Development Database

Paul Vincent, Kavitha Urvasie Selvaraj ,
2014
Land Protection: Findings and Recommendations

Status Study Group,
2014
Residential Zone: Brainstorming Session

2014
Excerpt from Green Group Report on Aquifer Issues

David Stein, Green Group,
2014
Evolution of the Organisation in Auroville

2014
Three different Concepts for the City’s Drinking Water Distribution System

Gilles Guigan,
2013
Surface Water Resource for Auroville City Area Integrating Matrimandir Lake

Gilles B., Pierre T., Pierre V., et al.,
2013
Reasons for Objecting to a 10 m-deep Matrimandir Lake

Gilles Guigan,
2013
Creation of the Matrimandir Lake: Main Challenges

Gilles Guigan,
2013
On Earth Excavation and its Transport

Gilles Guigan,
2013
Comments from CWR-Anna Unievrsity on MM Lake

N.K. Anbujam,
2013
Economics for People and Earth: The Auroville Case 1968 – 2008

Henk Thomas, Manuel Thomas,
2013
Comparative Analysis of Mobility Studies

Tejaswini,
2013
Study and Challenges of the Industrial Zone

CEPT,
2012
Determination of the Depth of the MM Lake

Aqua Engineers,
2012
On what is Wrong with Michael Bonke’s Proposal for MM Lake

Gilles Guigan,
2012
Gilles’ Proposed Brief for L’avenir’s Energy Supply

Gilles Guigan,
2012
Gilles’ Proposed Brief for L’avenir’s Water Supply

Gilles Guigan,
2012
Gilles’ Proposed Brief for Conception of the MM Lake

Gilles Guigan,
2012
On the 3 Main Concepts Proposed for the Matrimandir Lake

Gilles Guigan,
2012
Discussion on the “Technical Study of the Crown by Aqua Engineer’s”

2012
MM Lake and Pump Storage Hill: Test Pumps

Ingenieurbüro Kraft,
2012
Example of Issues to be Handled by Auroville’s Planners

Gilles Guigan,
2012
Wouldn’t it be Great if?

John Zandbergen,
2012
MAP: Auroville Industrial Zone, Existing Land Use

Ganesh Bala, Rakesh, Mona Doctor,
2012
Industrial Zone, Pony Farm

Ganesh Bala, Rakesh, Mona Doctor,
2012
History of Mother’s evolving Brief and of Roger Anger’s evolving Models (June 1965 – May 1973)

Gilles Guigan,
2012
Suggestions for the Solar Kitchen Wastewater Treatment Modifications and Reuse

Jean-François,
2012
Criteria against which all Development should be Evaluated

Gilles Guigan,
2012
Industrial Zone LandUse Data

Rakesh, Ganesh Bala,
2012
On Michael Bonke’s Lake Proposals 1, 2, 3, 4

Gilles Guigan,
2012
Solar Kitchen Waste Water Treatment System, Modified Vortex Sump

Gilles Guigan,
2011
Solar Kitchen Polishing Tank

Auroville Building Centre,
2011
Solar Kitchen Upgrading of Vortex-dewats Treatment System

Centre for Scientific Research (CSR),
2011
Personal Views of an Iconoclast on Auroville’s Planning

Gilles Guigan,
2011
(PRESENTATION) Water Policy for Auroville: Town Planning Issues in Relation to Surface Water Management

Christian, Gilles B., Gilles Guigan,
2011
MAP: Auroville MasterPlan Limits, Working Draft

Anbu V.,
2011
Potential Sources for Water Supply for Auroville’s Population

Gilles B., Pierre V.,
2011
(PRESENTATION) Cultural Zone: New Layout & Development Parameters

Rolf Lieser,
2011
7&15-year Plan of Action for Development in Auroville

Gilles Guigan,
2011
(PRESENTATION) Kottakarai Ganesh Plaza: a Community Building Exercise

B, Mona Doctor, Ojas Vyas,
2011
‘Drinking Water For All’. A Component of ‘Auroville Municipal Water’

Gilles Guigan,
2011
(PRESENTATION) Concept for Water Supply in Auroville

Christian, Gilles B., Gilles Guigan,
2011
Solar Kitchen Wastewater Treatment Flow Diagram

2011
The Prototype of a ‘City of the Future’ Developing within the Campus of the Auroville Foundation

Gilles Guigan,
2011
Recommendations of the Advisory Committee of L’Avenir d’Auroville. An Aesthetic Journey into Creative Urban Planning

Aromar Revi, G. Dattatri, Harjit Singh Anand, Ravi Chaudhry, Toine van Megen,
2010
Completion of the ‘Peace’ Area

Gilles Guigan,
2010
(PRESENTATION) Research, Analysis, and Design. Proposal for Kottakarai Plot

Deepti Gangwal,
2010
(PRESENTATION) Socio-economic Modelling: Budget

Martin Scherfler,
2010
ZIP: Planning Exhibition: 1.Unfolding the Auroville City Form, 2.Dwelling on Earth: A History of Human Settlements

2010
(Student Thesis) Auroville: Towards Realizing Utopia

Heera Mohan,
2010
Auroville’s Aims & Ideals

Gilles Guigan,
2010
Industrial Zone, Mangalam

Rakesh, Ganesh Bala,
2010
Ecological Land Use Project. Green Belt Planning Version

2010
Karl’s Observation & Suggestions on Mobility

Karl Heinz,
2009
Road Map 2012

L’avenir d’Auroville/ATDC,
2009
(PRESENTATION) The Socio-economic Development of Auroville, 2009

Martin Scherfler, Harini Sampathkumar, Vikram Devatha,
2009
Residential Zone: Understanding the Density Pattern

Marie Picard,
2009
Dreamcatching as a tool for Planning and Design

Mona Doctor,
2009
Institutions in Auroville

2009
Integral Sustainability Platform

Batel Dinur, Alon Yakolchik,
2009
Auroville’s Vehicular & Pedestrian Survey

Meagan, Sara, Maggie , Robin, Lisa, Erin,
2009
Consolidated Proximity Table of Auroville

Meagan, Sara, Maggie , Robin, Lisa, Erin,
2009
Auroville Mobility Study

Karn K. Joshi, Pooja P. Solanki. ,
2009
Job Clusters in Auroville

Martin Scherfler,
2009
Auroville Population Prognosis

Martin Scherfler,
2009
Roger Anger’s Evolving Models for the Auroville Township (June 1965 – May 1973)

Gilles Guigan,
2009
Eco-friendly and Sustainable Transport in Auroville, India

Nina Sengupta, Alok Mallick,
2009
Study of Residential Zone S2 : A Case for an Urban Design Strategy

Maninder Singh,
2008
K.T.Ravindran Talk on Galaxy Concept

2008
Salinity Moderating and Proofing of Coastal Aquifers in a badly Affected Area of the Auroville Bioregion

Diane Strauss,
2008
Auroville Solar Bowl Concentrator for Community Scale Steam Cooking

Centre for Scientific Research (CSR),
2008
Delivering Auroville: the City of the Future

Helen Eveleigh,
2008
Mémoire Professionnalisé (Stage)

Damien Serres,
2008
Natural Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems

Tency Baetens,
2008
The Use of a Vortex System for Controlling Wastewater Odor in Natural Wastewater Treatment

Tency Baetens, Lars Kostedde,
2008
Describing and Testing a new Absorption Testing System

Isabelle Hasleder ,
2008
Design and Construction of a Stirling Engine using Vacuum Tubes to Supply the External Heat Source

Eymaron Aurelien ,
2008
Power Output of a PV Module at Different Temperatures

Bertol Nils,
2008
Solar Air Conditioning System Prototype of 550 W

Eymaron Aurelien ,
2008
Auroville Water Management. A Pre-Feasibility Study

2007
Integrated Water Management for Auroville and Surrounding Area

Jeen Kootstra,
2007
Auroville Mission Notes (23-25 Jan 2007)

Aromar Revi,
2007
(PRESENTATION) Crownways

2007
Auroville Coastal-area Development Centre, Activity Report 2006-07

ACDC,
2007
Location of CRIPA in the Cultural Zone

Ganesh Bala, David Nightingale,
2007
A Water Organisation for the Auroville Area; Luxury or Necessity

Vitens,
2006
Improvement of Courage’s Borewell

Auroville Water Harvest – CSR,
2006
Well Completion Report, Prarthna West Gate

Auroville Water Harvest – CSR,
2006
MAP: Study on Auroville’s Master Plan

Peter, Gundolf,
2006
Socio-economic Survey of Auroville Employees

2005
Restoration of the Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest of Peninsular India

Paul Blanchflower,
2005
Auroville: an Eco City in the Making

2005
Towards Sustainable Water Resources Management for Auroville & Bioregion (Proceedings of UNESCO- Endorsed International Seminar)

2004
Concept for the Water Supply for the City of Auroville

Ingenieurbüro Kraft,
2004
Development Targets for 3000 Residents

Suhasini Ayer,
2003
AV Energy Plan, AsiaUrbs

2003
On Public Spaces and Development of Auroville’s Crown

Helmut Schmidt ,
2003
Comment on Draft Report of Harald Kraft

AWS-Harvest,
2003
MAP: Auroville City Megalithic Site, Sensitive Areas

Gun,
2002
MAP: Auroville City Neolithic Site, Sensitive Areas

Gun,
2002
Water Management for Auroville Township

G.D. Agrawal,
2002
Auroville Mobility Concept

Hans Billinger, Helmut Schmidt ,
2001
Integrated Urban Rural Landscaping; Applied Research

Helge Jung,
2001
Study of Auroville’s Green Corridor: Town Hall to Outer Ring Road

Helge Jung,
2001
History of the perspective MasterPlan (2025)

Cristo Mabilat,
2001
Specificity of Auroville as a Township and as an Institution

Gilles Guigan,
1999
Watershed Management: an Integrated Approach to Restoration of Degraded Lands

Meena V., Anupama Pai,
1998
Town Planning & Galaxy Concept after 21 Years

L’avenir d’Auroville/ATDC,
1989
Auroville Water Service Project

1989
MAP. AV Afforestation, 1977

1977
Auroville Climatic Summary 1974

Auroville Centre for Environmental Studies,
1975
Auroville Climatic Summary 1973

Auroville Centre for Environmental Studies,
1974
Auroville Climatic Summary 1972

Auroville Centre for Environmental Studies,
1973
Auroville Ecological Perspective

Auroville Ecology Group,
1973
Afforestation Programme in Auroville

1972
Possible Land Use Areas, Preliminary Report

1972
Draft Report on Auroville

1972
An Interdisciplinary and Integrated Approach to Man and his Environment

1971
Proposal Sent to the Ford Foundation

1969
“Galaxy” Model Presented to the Mother a few Days prior to Auroville’s Dedication Ceremony in 1968

Gilles Guigan,
1968
MAP: Auroville Zone

1967
Mother and Sri Aurobindo on “Coming to Agreement”

Alan Herbert
AV Foundation as Complementary Authority

Suchindran B.N.
Study of Auroville Plannning

Peter, Gundolf
History of Auroville’s Early Planning Groups (1965-88)

Gilles Guigan
(PRESENTATION) Decoding: The Auroville Galaxy Model

Shashank, Pierre LeGrand
Post Occupancy Evaluation of Residential Projects

Rakesh
Principles for Planning and Architecture of Communities

Helmut Schmidt
Proposed Guidelines for Built Environment

Nirav Makwana
Archaeological Evidence in Auroville Territory
Mobility Management. Coordination+Information Outline Main Points&Follow Up

Karl Heinz
Auroville Community Participation Framework
Auroville Well Information Data, Prayathna & Sharnga Communities
Auroville the Earth Needs. A Proposal

Rishi Walker
Mother on Securing the Lands of Auroville

Gilles Guigan
MAP: MM Lake Hill
Experimental Sections of the MM Lake and Waterchannel around the Oval
Bhatt’s Study for MM Lake

Bhatt
Initial Organization Chart & Development Timeline
Kottakarai and Auroville: Common Vision towards Sustainable Development

A.K. Raman
Potential Effects of Clearing the Radial Roads and Outer Ring Road of FG Stewarded Land
MAP: Joel Goodman’s Plan

Joel Goodman
Auroville ‘Greenwork’ (1980s)
Auroville: The Greening of a Wasteland

Auroville Greenwork Resource Centre
On Mother’s first Attempt to Build a new Township

Gilles Guigan
On Mother’s second Attempt to Build a new Township

Gilles Guigan
FOLDER: Participatory Approach; Brainstormings
Participatory Planning Task Force / L’avenir
Participatory Planning in Auroville – Some Basic Points and Ideas
Participatory Planning in Auroville; How to?
Workflow of Participatory Planning and Development for Auroville
Matrimandir – LED Lighting and the Effects of Colour on Consciousness

Michael Tait
Matrimandir – Erosion Control and Soil Binding Ground Covers

Michael Tait
First World Conference of the Sri Aurobindo Society, August 1964

Gilles Guigan
Atlantis: A ‘Green’ Apartment Building

Rolf Lieser

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