Two houses in Soffio communityBy
the end of October, the last houses in the new community of Soffio in
the Residential Zone were completed. Auroville Today spoke to
architect Dorle.AVToday:
You grew up in Auroville, studied abroad and then returned. Can you
share something of your journey so far?Dorle:
I came to Auroville in 1976 when I was seven years old. My mother,
sister and I lived first in Discipline, but when I was 10 years I
joined the youth community Ami. I left Auroville in 1992 to study
architecture in Münster, Germany.It
wasn’t easy for an Auroville-grown child to adjust to the German
mentality. I had no problem at school and the university; but I
couldn’t relate to the excessively formal working environment. So
as soon as I’d finished my studies, I went to work in The
Netherlands at the architectural office where I had done my
apprenticeship. I like the country and the people; their mentality is
relaxed and so different from the German. You can even see the
difference...
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