Anupama Kundoo Taking Time

The exhibition is created with two main themes. Under the first main theme of the exhibition, THE ARCHITECTURE OF TIME, the visitor has access to Anupama Kundoo’s research archives, which include the first sources of inspiration, processed materials and architectural works. It is an evolutionary journey from the first natural building materials – stone types and clay polished by the forces of nature – through mussel shells and butterflies to simple tools and handmade bricks. Here you will be able to experience an 1:1 construction of architect’s own house in the experimental township of Auroville, Southern India, which is among her most important works. Auroville arose from the idea of a community where people from different cultures could live in peace and harmony, regardless of nationality, religion, caste or politics.

The second main theme of the exhibition, CO-CREATION, presents Kundoo’s latest and so far biggest project – the town and housing development project Line of Goodwill for the city of Auroville. The project has arisen in collaboration with climate engineers from German firms among others, and with students from three schools of architecture – in Copenhagen, New Haven and Potsdam. In the exhibition you will see a model (1:50) of the 240,000 m² project, and part of the facade is built up in 1:1 as an example of Kundoo’s work with the development of intelligent facades.