DreamWeaving | The Crown in Auroville | Architects Interview | Auroras Eye Films
Dreamweaving - is a structured process to weave together inputs from different architects - finding the highest common factor through a collective approach. Previously experimented with for the Crownways, Sustainable Livelihood Institute (SLI), Garden of the Unexpected (implemented), Visitors’ Center parking (implemented) Auroville is a cultural township spread over 20 Square Kilometre across Tamil Nadu and northern Puduchhery. Its residents include citizens from around the world. It enjoys a special autonomous status and is governed by the Auroville Foundation Act, 1988. It's day-to-day management is run by the Auroville Foundation, which in turn functions under the administrative control of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. The conflict in Auroville Township started on December 2, 2021, when the Auroville Town Development Council (ATDC) sent an email to the Youth Centre informing them that the work on clearing the 16.7m ‘right of way’ would begin in a week. However, the ATDC started felling trees to make way for the Crown road project on December 4. Several Auroville residents gathered on the spot to protest the tree felling. The Crown road project is a part of Auroville's Universal Township Master Plan – Perspective 2025. The layout of this plan includes a circular inner ring know as the 'Crown', 12 radial roads and an outer ring. Stretching over a length of 4.3 Kilometre, the crown road has a right of way of 16.07 metres wide. This road has been planned as a key part of the township that will provide service facilities to its different zones. As per the current plan, the Crown road will pass through forest and river catchment areas, and involve felling of trees in Darkali and Bliss forests in Auroville. The Master Plan was first prepared in 1999 by residents of Auroville and approved by the Resident's Assembly under the Auroville Foundation Act, 1988. The Governing Body of Auroville felt the need to consult planners for that plan at the state and national level. This resulted in the formulation of the Universal Township plan in 2001. This was approved by the then Ministry of Human Resource Development and Auroville's Governing Body. It was however not submitted again to the Resident's Assembly for its approval. The plan was finally gazetted in 2010 by the Auroville Foundation. The implementation of this plan adopted a greater pace in 2021, marked by felling of trees by the Auroville Foundation. This occurred despite several concerns raised by Auroville residents, and a decision made by Auroville's Resident's Assembly to stop all development on the Crown road. The pressure to complete the project comes at the heels of the recent appointment of a new secretary to the Auroville Foundation by the Union government. During this period, Auroville residents who have been protesting the implementation of Crown road, proposed an alternative alignment for the road that would bypass two water catchment areas and the forest. But the Foundation did not take accept the proposal. Thanks to the Auroville community for their support allowing us to take this project forward #auroville #avcrownroad #crownroad #dreamweaving #citizensassembly #goverence #aurovillefoundation
via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y3JSRPq3bQ
Dreamweaving - is a structured process to weave together inputs from different architects - finding the highest common factor through a collective approach. Previously experimented with for the Crownways, Sustainable Livelihood Institute (SLI), Garden of the Unexpected (implemented), Visitors’ Center parking (implemented) Auroville is a cultural township spread over 20 Square Kilometre across Tamil Nadu and northern Puduchhery. Its residents include citizens from around the world. It enjoys a special autonomous status and is governed by the Auroville Foundation Act, 1988. It's day-to-day management is run by the Auroville Foundation, which in turn functions under the administrative control of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. The conflict in Auroville Township started on December 2, 2021, when the Auroville Town Development Council (ATDC) sent an email to the Youth Centre informing them that the work on clearing the 16.7m ‘right of way’ would begin in a week. However, the ATDC started felling trees to make way for the Crown road project on December 4. Several Auroville residents gathered on the spot to protest the tree felling. The Crown road project is a part of Auroville's Universal Township Master Plan – Perspective 2025. The layout of this plan includes a circular inner ring know as the 'Crown', 12 radial roads and an outer ring. Stretching over a length of 4.3 Kilometre, the crown road has a right of way of 16.07 metres wide. This road has been planned as a key part of the township that will provide service facilities to its different zones. As per the current plan, the Crown road will pass through forest and river catchment areas, and involve felling of trees in Darkali and Bliss forests in Auroville. The Master Plan was first prepared in 1999 by residents of Auroville and approved by the Resident's Assembly under the Auroville Foundation Act, 1988. The Governing Body of Auroville felt the need to consult planners for that plan at the state and national level. This resulted in the formulation of the Universal Township plan in 2001. This was approved by the then Ministry of Human Resource Development and Auroville's Governing Body. It was however not submitted again to the Resident's Assembly for its approval. The plan was finally gazetted in 2010 by the Auroville Foundation. The implementation of this plan adopted a greater pace in 2021, marked by felling of trees by the Auroville Foundation. This occurred despite several concerns raised by Auroville residents, and a decision made by Auroville's Resident's Assembly to stop all development on the Crown road. The pressure to complete the project comes at the heels of the recent appointment of a new secretary to the Auroville Foundation by the Union government. During this period, Auroville residents who have been protesting the implementation of Crown road, proposed an alternative alignment for the road that would bypass two water catchment areas and the forest. But the Foundation did not take accept the proposal. Thanks to the Auroville community for their support allowing us to take this project forward #auroville #avcrownroad #crownroad #dreamweaving #citizensassembly #goverence #aurovillefoundation
via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y3JSRPq3bQ
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