In memoriam - Tony Barter

On Wednesday March 4th, Auroville architect Tony Barter suffered a stroke and passed away at his home in Felicity. He was 73 years old.

Tony designed distinguished buildings in Israel, Japan and India before joining Auroville 12 years ago. A native of England, he travelled widely and was profoundly influenced by each of the cultures where he lived.

In Auroville, Tony initially started out with the then ‘Aurofuture’ team. His interest, and deep concern, has been largely with the town planning of the city. He was also actively involved in participatory meetings on planning, in the renovation of Pondy’s Park Hotel, worked with an architect team on the master plan for Santé, the new Institute for Integral Health on the Crown Road, and co-designed Maitreyi II.

Tony’s remains were cremated at Auroville’s Farewell funeral grounds in Adventure on Sunday 8 March.