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Glimpse into Anger’s creative genius

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Ahead of its time: A photograph of the three towers of Grenoble in Paris designed by Roger Anger displayed at an exhibition in Auroville.

PUDUCHERRY: From skyscrapers in Paris to the Matrimandir in Auroville, Roger Anger’s elegant and unique architectural designs have left their imprint on the structures.

Paying tributes to Anger and his structural wonders during the 40th birth anniversary celebrations of Auroville, a senior researcher of Auroville Paulette Hadnagy displayed photographs of his creations at an exhibition.

In her sixth exhibition on contemporary architecture, Paulette Hadnagy aims to inform the public about the role of Anger in his country, France.

The exhibition, ‘Roger Anger - His achievements before Auroville,’ gives a glimpse of the man’s genius. Chosen by The Mother to be the architect of Auroville, Anger’s creative structures stand apart in many ways.

According to Ms. Hadnagy, for about two decades, starting from the mid-1950s, his high-rise residential buildings stood in sharp contrast to the prevailing trend.

Playing with the many forms that cement could take, Anger’s team not only had architects and engineers but also artists.

All of Anger’s buildings carried the mark of avante-garde architecture.

The photographs in the exhibition included the three towers of Grenoble and several other structures in various parts of Paris.

Ms. Hadnagy said the three towers on Grenoble’s Green Island were one of Anger’s most celebrated achievements. It was completed in four years, with each tower being 98 metres high. They were then the highest residential towers in Europe. The structures also won him the International First Prize of Architecture in 1967.

The exhibition is on at Auroville’s Town Hall till the end of March. The photographs exhibited are by Dominique Darr, who was associated with Anger since 1970, and by Philippe Pion, who took pictures of the three towers.

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