The Auroville architects, in a rare expression of
solidarity, have categorically rejected a recommendation of the Funds and
Assets Management Committee (FAMC) to limit their architect fees to 3.5% of the
total costs of any Auroville construction project with an overall cost of over
Rs 1 crore (Rs 10 million or € 125,000). The Auroville architects questioned
why the recommendation was made without consultation, and demanded to know why
the FAMC proposed to overrule the scale of charges as recommended by the Indian
Council of Architects. The topic raised a spirited discussion on Auronet.
The ‘trigger’ for the FAMC’s recommendation is
a planned major housing project where the architect’s fee will be 5.5 % of the
cost of the construction (Rs 550,000 – € 7,000, for a project costing Rs 1
crore), and the fee for the project manager another 2%. (Rs 200,000 – € 2,500)
Both percentages are part of the house costs to be paid by future residents,
who are Aurovilians. Housing is a ...
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