Public Buildings

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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