Salim Ali Centre For Ornithology Natural History, Coimbatore

About Salim Ali Centre For Ornithology Natural History, Coimbatore

Being an institution committed to nature conservation, it was decided to have buildings for SACON in tune with its philosophy of ‘ecofriendliness in every action’. Therefore, the renowned architect Late Mr. Laurie Baker, who was world famous for employing new and innovative technologies for constructing ecofriendly buildings, was requested to design the buildings. He proposed to construct the building for SACON by utilizing optimum space, natural light, and breeze and also providing open atriums in each building to develop gardens. The unique architectural and design features of the existing buildings in SACON campus has attracted the attention of a lot of students of architecture background from across the country as well as others interested in an aesthetically pleasing approach to building construction that is a cost effective alternative as compared to technologies of modern building construction. Centre for Science Technology for Rural Development (COSTFORD), Thrissur, Kerala under took the construction of SACON buildings. At present the total built up area of SACON is more than 40,000 sq. ft. consisting of different blocks viz. Main office, Library, Laboratory, two hostel buildings, canteen and guest house.

Mission
SACON came into being at a time when the twin issues, namely the sustainable use and conservation of natural resources figured in the global agenda. Realizing the indispensability of holistic approach in avian studies and conservation, the major objectives of SACON have been envisaged encompassing the entire natural history with ornithology at the centre stage.