Town Planning

Presentation
on
modern town planning
 About:
• Auroville: The universal Township, City of Dawn
• Auroville is meant to be a Universal town where people from any country or caste can live in peace and
harmony.
• “Experimental" township in Viluppuram district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, near Pondicherry in South
India.
• Auroville was founded as a project of the Sri Aurobindo Society founded in 1968 by Mirra Alfassa(also known
as "The Mother")
• Designed by architect Roger Anger.
• As stated in Alfassas first public message about the township, "Auroville is meantto be a universal town
where men and women of all countries are able to live in peaceand progressive harmony, above all creeds,
all politics and all nationalities. The purpose of Auroville is to realize human unity."
• Currently Aurouville resides 2345 people from almost 45 countries amongst which around 2/3 are
Foreigners.
• The original master plan is meant to achieve a total population of 50,000 permanent residents from all
around the world.
The concept
• The city was conceptualized in the
form of a galaxy.

• With central peace zone and other

areas radiating out from the central
zone and finally surrounded by a
thick green zone.
Site Zoning
• Peace area
At the center of the township.
Comprising the matrimandir & its gardens.
The amphitheater with the urn of human unity that
contains the soil of121 nations and 23 Indian states.
And a lake to help create an atmosphere of calm and
serenity and to serve as a groundwater recharge area.
• Industrial zone
A 109-hectare area to the north of the peace area.
The industrial zone, a zone for "green" industries, is focused
on aurovilles efforts towards a self-supporting township.
It will contain small and medium-scale industries, training
centers, arts and crafts, and the city's administration.
Site Zoning
• Residential zone
The largest of the four city zones.
Comprising of 189 hectares.
The residential zone is bordered by parks on the
north, south and west.
• International zone
A zone of 74 hectares to the west of the peace
area.
Will host national and cultural pavilions, grouped
by continents.
Site Zoning
• Cultural zone
Planned on a 93-hectare area, situated to the east of the peace
area,
The cultural zone will be a site for applied research in education
and artistic expression.
Facilities for cultural, educational, art and sports activities will be
located in this zone.
• Green belt
It is of 1.25 km width.
Zone for organic farms, dairies, orchards, forests. Wildlife areas,
this belt will act as a barrier against urban encroachment
provide a variety of habitats for wildlife.
Serve as a source for food, timber, medicines etc. And as a place
for recreation.
Road network
• Car free plan
All areas of the city are within 5 or 6 minutes walking distance.
The outer ring road could take motorized traffic and connect
with centralized parking areas there.
Onward travel would be by bicycle .
• Pedal-power within the city proper
Inside the outer ring road area, transport of
People and goods would be by pedal-power
(there will be a network of pleasant cycle and
Walking paths) and electric-powered vehicles.
• Parking at outer ring-road
The outer ring road will be large storage yards for
accommodating supplies while awaiting dispatch into the city.
Schematic road network