Planning for the inauguration included construction of the Amphitheater which would house and surround the Urn, as well as designing the exhibition at the Banyan tree.
Roger Anger’s team drew maps to show the route from Pondicherry to the site of the inauguration, and the layout and positioning of activities and locations at the site.
Anger’s team designed the Ampitheater and the Urn at its heart.
The Mother asked another architect, Paolo Tommasi, to design the exhibition under the Banyan tree. The exhibition was meant to showcase the purpose of Auroville and the plans and designs for the township as they existed at the time. Below are the sketches he drew of his design idea for the exhibition, followed by photos of the actual exhibition.
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[…] have seen Paolo Tommasi’s sketches imagining the exhibition. This exhibition showcased at the inauguration the purpose of Auroville […]
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