<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2180" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS">Hello all!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS">Some of you might have heard of Auroville.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.auroville.org"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS">www.auroville.org</FONT></A></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">About myself - I am an Architect-Urban Planner from Auroville. Auroville is a small growing "Sustainable </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><?xml:namespace prefix = ns0 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><ns0:PlaceName w:endInsDate="2005-04-06T14:03:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Unknown" w:insDate="2005-04-06T14:03:00Z" w:insAuthor="Unknown"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Eco</SPAN></ns0:PlaceName></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><ns0:PlaceType w:endInsDate="2005-04-06T14:03:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Unknown" w:insDate="2005-04-06T14:03:00Z" w:insAuthor="Unknown"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">City</SPAN></ns0:PlaceType></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> in making" in </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><ns0:place w:endInsDate="2005-04-06T14:03:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Unknown" w:insDate="2005-04-06T14:03:00Z" w:insAuthor="Unknown"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">South India</SPAN></ns0:place></SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS">. We have about 2000 people from over 40 countries living here. It is interesting to observe that with such a small population base what all inspiring, innovative sustainable development works have been done and is being done. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS">It is a very inspiring  model of holistic development. While, it is important to address problem and find creative solutions aiming at bigger cities as huge population resides there and huge resources are used/wasted there, I am of firm belief that, in long run and for true transformation and achieve effective sustainable development - change in the mindset and efforts towards 'Integrated planning and development' are the key. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS">New role models can make much more positive contribution and inspire all and always have the potential of triggering and stimulating a new direction...and that is why we also believe <EM>"Auroville - The City the Earth Needs".</EM></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS">Well, Auroville is aspiring to be a true holistic city and we are at the very first steps of development with some good work  of 'healing the earth' - e.g. ecological restoration of this entire area. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS">Auroville website provides quite comprehensive information about its all aspects and also on planning. For more specific information, please visit following web sites - </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Arial Narrow"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow">Auroville General Web Site: <A href="http://www.auroville.org/"><FONT color=#0000ff>http://www.auroville.org</FONT></A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#0000ff><FONT color=#000000>Auroville Township Planning Information:</FONT> <U>http://</U><A href="http://www.auroville.org/thecity.htm">www.auroville.org\thecity.htm</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow">Auroville Township Master Plan Official Document: <A href="http://www.auroville.info/ACUR/masterplan/index.htm"><FONT color=#0000ff>http://www.auroville.info/ACUR/masterplan/index.htm</FONT></A> <DIV><FONT face="Arial Narrow">Planning Related studies (under Asia Urbs) <A href="http://www.auroville.info/ACUR/urban_research/activities.htm"><FONT color=#0000ff>http://www.auroville.info/ACUR/urban_research/activities.htm</FONT></A></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS">So, it is a place intending to go for pedestrian and non motorized traffic options. We are not there as yet. Some seeds are there..</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS">If anyone wishes to work (and thesis etc) on those lines - let me know. Can't say anything else but if involved  - a new range and direction of experiences is assured. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS">Contact me for more information</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS">Much love and regards</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS">Happy Xmas and New Year to all</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS">Lalit</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS">Architect-Urban Planner</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS">Auroville</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>*********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********<BR><BR>On 12/23/2006 at 5:24 PM anirudh singh bais wrote:</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I am a student of transport planning doing my P.G. from school of<BR>planning and architecture .I have to do my thesis next near starting <BR>Jan 2007 and want to do something new.I would appreciate fresh<BR>idea's .I want to do something practical and related to ongoing issues in pavement design and highways .<BR>Thanking You<BR>Anirudh Singh Bais</SPAN> </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>