Angela Wheeler is a PhD student in Architectural History and Theory at Harvard University. She has researched and worked on architectural heritage projects in Georgia since 2010. In 2017 she took a journey through Adjara mountains to capture and research wooden mosques there. Georgia’s Orthodox churches—with their vivid frescoes behind unassuming stone walls—rightly attract thousands […]
Category: ARCHITECTURE
Barber Shop by Idaaf Architects
Project: Barber Shop Location: G. Akhvlediani str. Tbilisi Area: 100 sq.m Year: 2018 Status: Completed Team: Nanuka Zaalishvili, Rezi Kratsashvili, Ani Tsikoridze Concept: Different shades of Green meet details of XIX Century Tbilisi interior, Soviet design and modern furniture. The Barbershop is located in a XIX century building which is very stylish for Tbilisi architecture […]
Petre Otskheli Tribute Pavilion
2017 was 110th anniversary of Petre Otskheli, the founder of Georgian modernism and scenography. Various events were organized with TBC Bank’s support to celebrate this date, among which the most distinguished feature was “Project 12“, where 12 invited artists rediscovered and expressed Petre Otskheli in their artworks. The artists presented their alternative view of Petre […]
The Building Element and Pavilion by Giorgi Chakhava
The purpose of this article is to present one of the inventions of the architect George Chakhava, namely, the use of elements of reinforced concrete as a building material for different kinds of architectural structures. Pre-fabricated panels assembled in various shapes and forms have infinite possibilities, on a small or a large scale. Apartment blocks […]
MATERIEL Interior by Mosulishvili & Partners
Architects: Mosulishvili & Partners | George Mosulishvili | Anuka Tavartkiladze Construction works: Mosulishvili & Partners Photo: idaaf Area: 142.00 m2 Year: 2017 Location: Kote Apkhazi str.22 | Tbilisi, Georgia The fashion house MATERIEL is located in old part of Tbilisi. Architectural style of the building in which the shop is placed can be described as typical for 18th century Tbilisi, which […]
Georgian Architectural Heritage – Laguna Vere
Project: Aquatic Complex “Laguna Vere” Architects: Shota Kavlashvili (1926 – 1995), Ramaz Kiknadze (1937-1975), Guram Abuladze (1941 – 2009) Enginner: R. Ghudushauri Mosaic/Painter: Koka Ignatov Construction: “Injmsheni” Location: Merab Kostava str. 34. Tbilisi, Georgia. Building Area: 10250 m2 Year: 1978 The aquatic complex “Laguna Vere” is located in Tbilisi, Georgia on the right bank […]
BIG Created ”Invisible Museum” Excavated in The Dune Near WWII Nazi Bunker
Project: Tirpitz Museum Extenion Author: BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) Partners in Charge: Bjarke Ingels, Finn Norkjaer Area: 2800.0 m2 Location: Blåvand, Denmark Year: 2014 – 2017 Danish firm BIG finished construction of the “Invisible Museum” in Blåvand, Denmark, by cutting linear passageways out of the sand dune beside a bunker built by German forces during the […]
”Aprili House” – Reconstruction of the Half-Century House in Sighnaghi
Project: “Aprili House” – Reconstruction of a Half-Century House Architects: IDAAF Architects Total Area: 242 m2 Building Area: 220 m2 Location: Sighnaghi, Georgia Year: 2015-2016 IDAAF Architects finished their first project outside of Tbilisi – Reconstruction of a Half-Century House in Sighnaghi, Kakheti region. “April House” is located in Sighnaghi on 9 April Street. The […]
Architectural Heritage of Georgia – Tbilisi Chess Palace and Alpine Club
Project: Tbilisi Chess Palace and Alpine Club Architect: Vladimer Aleksi-Meskhishvili; (1915-1978) Germane Ghudushauri (1939) Location: Tbilisi, Georgia Year: 1973 The Tbilisi Chess Palace and the Alpine Club opened in 1973 in Kirov (today’s Vere) Park. It is one of the unique examples of late Soviet Modernist Architecture. Mostly referred to as Tbilisi Chess Palace, building was dedicated […]
Archaeology Museum by Barclay & Crousse
Project: Archaeology Museum Architects: Barclay & Crousse Location: Ica, Peru Area: 1170.0 m2 Project Year: 2016 Nothing fits in South American deserts better than red pigmented concrete. Archaeological museum in Ica, Peru designed by Lima based architect duo Barclay & Crousse is exactly like that. The straight lines of the building creates dynamic mood […]
Stepantsminda in Urban Chaos and Unprepared Infrastructure for Tourist Season
The city center that is turned into a Bus Station The Road Cafe – Restaurants New Developments
Architecture in Javakheti – Grass Roofed Houses
In historical sources Javakheti (Zaabakhah) was first mentioned in 785 B.C in the inscription of the Urartu King Argyt I as a conquered side; Nowadays This part of Georgia is the most interesting place for traveling, because its undiscovered culture and unexplored areas. Landscapes are completely free and quiet from contemporary urban chaos; Samtskhe-Javakheti is […]
10 Ongoing Errors of Urban Development in Tbilisi
10. Recreational zones without a status, privatized plots inside them and ongoing constructions Being actively assisted by the developer City Hall on one hand and choked in the concrete jungle on the other hand, the citizens have been engaged in a desperate battle for already several years. The Tbilisi City Hall is actively continuing to […]
Young Georgian Architects to Renovate Gudauri’s Iconic Soviet Modernism Monument
Project: “Peace Monument” Rehabilitation Project and Facilities Customer: Kazbegi Municipality Total Area: 7745 sq.m Building Area: 445 sq.m Authors: IDAAF Architects | Saxon Management Services Location: Gudauri, Georgia Year: 2017 The Gudauri ski resort is located 120 km north of Tbilisi, an altitude of 2196m above sea level. The number of visitors to the village […]
Residential Villas for the Golf Complex
Project: Residential Villas Architect: WUNDERWERK + David Giorgadze Total Area: 500 Ha Location: Teleti, Georgia Client: Primera Golf and Residence Design Team: Gigi Shukakidze, David Giorgadze, Nikoloz Lomidze, Sandro Gharibashvili Competition: Winner Year: 2016 ‘Primera Residence Development and Construction LLC’ are planning to build golf complex on the Teleti hill. The project includes constructions […]
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