Tag: galaxy
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“Connaissance d’Auroville” Brochure
This brochure in French, titled “Connaissance d’Auroville” (literally “Awareness of Auroville”), was published in 1970 in France, to promote Auroville there. Though it contains information that is similar to the brochures that were being published in Pondicherry at the time, this one was published in somewhat higher quality, and the layout and design are quite…
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Galaxy Plan at the Inauguration Ceremony
The Galaxy Plan for Auroville was ready just a few weeks before the 28th February 1968 inauguration ceremony. The iconic model of the Galaxy was shown to and approved by The Mother. At the inauguration, the Galaxy model and some photos of it were displayed to showcase the design of the city that was to…
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Invitations to the Inauguration
Before Auroville’s inauguration ceremony on 28th February 1968, invitation cards were sent out. A couple of days before the event, it seems that the Auroville Post Office was also inaugurated. On the day of the opening of the post office, 26th February 1968, the first of the two postcards below (affixed with a stamp portraying…
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1969 (?) Brochure With Galaxy Plan
By the time the year 1969 ended, many different brochures about Auroville had been printed. The one below (if it indeed is from 1969), is one of the first brochures to include an image of the Galaxy Plan. The Galaxy Plan was shown to the public during the inauguration ceremony of Auroville on 28th February…
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Origin of the Galaxy Plan’s Crown and Circulation Network
Since the topic of the Crown is very much in focus in Auroville these days, we thought we’d explore the origins of the Crown as an urban design element in the Galaxy Plan. This exploration necessarily also includes the overall circulation network of the Galaxy Plan that the Crown is a part of. What is…
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