GEORGIA: Eightvillage

Eightvillage

Atlanta, GA

eightvillage is a design and development firm that continues the ethos of the Ashtagrama.

*Ashtagrama (literally in Sanskrit, “eight villages”) was a group of small communities in the Kolar District of Karnataka, India. In the early 16th century, a small group of brahmins known as the “Ashtagrama Iyers” from Tamil Nadu migrated to the Ashtagrama group of villages, at the request of the existing government. They came as learned priests, Vedic scholars and agriculturists, soon transforming the kingdom from a poor community into a well-educated and prosperous one

They strive to bring together facets of architecture, urban design, ecology, and education to collaborate and help foster a sense of place. They use their technical skillset as architects, planners and designers to supplement their empathetic process. Their practice is focused on creating place-based ecologies, and they seek to have a positive impact in communities and the environment through architecture, urban design, sustainability and community development. Their process and solutions are contextually focused and are driven by the stories of the people they work with and the places they work in. Some of their offered services include architecture, urban design and community engagement.

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