At the session on the 19th of April we
inquired into what could be the role of the study circle in the
times to come.
To briefly sum up the essence of our
sessions thus far, one can say that we have been trying to
evaluate various urban structures and their effect on the
everyday life of people - in what way and for what purpose they
condition the movement of people, sustainably or not; how they
encourage or discourage encounters and associations between
people and what creates variation or monotony in the built form
and open spaces.
Furthermore, what constitutes the unifying character of the
city when it creates a living wholeness where a diversity
of uses and architectural expressions can interact and support
each other? A wholeness in strong contrast to the dispersed
and fragmented development that in its structure lack conditions
for interrelationships.
In our discussion today we found that in order to improve
Auroville's possibilities to face the challenges of development
in the future the role of the study circle would inevitably be
to help in formulating proposals for the reviewing of the Land
Use Plan / Master Plan primarily within the following areas:
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mixed land uses
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mobility
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public spaces
-
phasing of development
Demands of a new time spirit
In the years to come proposals could be
worked out in these different fields. However, that would demand
commitment by the participants and more interaction with the
community at large and a more efficient organisation. Otherwise
it is simply not possible to manage this work of remoulding the
Master Plan to answer closer to a new time spirit.
Acceptance?
We also spoke of the possibility of the
study circle finding a function within the ongoing work on the
Master Plan and whether the Planning group could accept such a
critical and analysing function within the working order of the
Master Plan. That is still left to be seen.
The study circle will now meet once every
second week.
