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- 2021, November 10th
Aurovilian awarded Green Solutions Awards
Funded by Ministry of Education
Inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 50th Anniversary of Auroville, 2018
Suhasini Ayer, a renowned architect from Auroville, received the Green Solutions awards during the COP26 summit in Glasgow November 10th, 2021
(see details here auroville.org/contents/5244)
Suhasini Ayer–Guigan, is a graduate of “Delhi School of Planning and Architecture”; living in Auroville since 1985 and one of the co-founders of the Auroville Centre for Scientific Research; an organisation dedicated to research and experimentation in the field of appropriate building materials and technologies, water management, renewable energy and solar passive / climatic architecture and sustainable urban planning.
As head of the Auroville Design Consultants, the Planning and Design wing of this organization, she has designed and implemented over 50+ projects in India in the last 25+ years. She was co-recipient of the Hassan Fathy Award for 'Architecture for the Poor' in 1992, co- nominated for the Aga khan in 1992 and recipient of the Design Share Award for educational buildings in 2003 and 2005.
- Institutional
buildings like exhibition spaces, information centres, international and CBSE
schools, hospitals and office buildings.
- Hospitality
projects – eco-resorts and spas
- Mixed
and gated housing projects, multi-family homes, apartments and private homes
- Planning for sustainable land-use and urban planning for townships, housing and rehabilitation projects.
Guiding principles of the Auroville Design Consultants:
- Beauty and aesthetics in the built and natural
environment is essential for a healthy living. Minimalism is an integral part
of designing to create simple and elegant forms in keeping with the sustainable
and green building practices.
- The user/developer is part of the design team and not
just a client. We seek active and informed participation with our clients.
- The planning and design should be most appropriate to
the context – site conditions, function, climate, building materials and
technology, ease of execution, cost effectiveness and environment
responsibility.
Contact
Suhasini
Ayer-Guigan
Auroville
Design Consultant – CSR
Auroshilpam
/ Auroville
Tamil Nadu
605 101
+91 413 262
2784
+91 94431
62784