Master Plan
Amaravati Government Complex
A new capital's civic heart — Assembly, Secretariat and High Court across 370 hectares of Vāstu-ordered city.
- Location
- Andhra Pradesh, India
- Project type
- Master Plan
- Scale
- 370 hectares
- Role
- Lead Design Architect (w/ Foster + Partners)
- Year
- 2018–19
The brief
The Amaravati Government Complex sets the State Assembly, Secretariat and High Court within a contemporary, green and sustainable capital, alongside VIP housing, schools, sports, museums and ceremonial public plazas knitted to a riverfront.
The design
The plan follows strict Vāstu principles — cardinal axes, grid order, north-east orientation, the Brahmasthan and modular growth corridors — expressing democratic, inclusive civic values.
Details
The State Secretariat, India's tallest government building and first diagrid structure, was designed in close collaboration with Foster + Partners, London.
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