This is a true masterpiece of Tbilisi architecture as it unites the elements of Georgian, Oriental and Classicist architecture. The older right part of the house was built in 1830, while the left part was constructed in 1850s. In the 19th century the building belonged to the imperial military department. The Headquarters were based on the […]

The IMEL building on Rustaveli Avenue is one of Tbilisi’s most significant pieces of Socialist Classicism. Built in 1934-1938 by the architect Alexey Shchusev (the designer of Lenin’s mausoleum in Moscow), this building sets out to embody the phrase “national in form, socialist in content“. A. Shchusev, who won the competition in 1933, created a […]

This interview is part of network’s series about the next generation of Georgian architects. -Why did you choose architecture? I grew up in a family of two generations of architects and I often think how independently I made my career decision. I guess the environment influenced me a lot. I remember I was very young […]

Georgian architects: Levan Khimshiashvili. This is the first in the series of articles dedicated to the architects of all generations working in Georgia. “Architectural monuments are destined to be attached to the ground forever – they represent a major part of the artificial environment created by men. Therefore, architectural monuments are a constituent part of […]

There are several Silk Museums in Asia as well in Europe. Usually they occupy old silk mills,  old industrial or modern buildings. State Silk Museum of Tbilisi is the only one, that since it’s founding in 19th century is still resides in the building that had been built especially for the museum purpose. Architectural historian […]

Reconstruction of one of the apartments at historic Iashvili 15 is a remarkable example of good renovation where the old substance and new elements come together to give a new life to this nice old space. Reconstruction project: Elisso Sulakauri, dipl.Arch. USI, 2012

Georg Simmel, Berlin, 1909 The image of external things possesses for us the ambiguous dimension that in external nature everything can be considered to be connected, but also as separated. The uninterrupted transformations of materials as well as energies bring everything into relationship with everything else and make one cosmos out of all the individual […]

CHARTER FOR THE CONSERVATION OF HISTORIC TOWNS AND URBAN AREAS (WASHINGTON CHARTER 1987) Adopted by ICOMOS General Assembly in Washington, DC, October 1987. PREAMBLE AND DEFINITIONS All urban communities, whether they have developed gradually over time or have been created deliberately, are an expression of the diversity of societies throughout history. This charter concerns historic […]

This interesting brick building can be found in Sololaki district of Old Tbilisi if you walk down the Shalva Dadiani street towards Lado Asatiani street. It is one of the oldest school buildings in Tbilisi, which was built by architect Alexander Ozerov in 1903-1905 for the 3rd School for Girls. For the entire century of […]

Ateshgah, the zoroastrian temple, is situated in lower Kala, Betlemi quarter of Old Tbilisi. The restoration of this significant archeological and cultural site is a part of the Betlemi quarter rehabilitation programme of the ICOMOS Georgia. The massive cubic volume of the undomed temple is now covered with light protective roof, the staircase from Gomi street […]