Tbilisi Architecture Map charts fifty buildings across a century of Georgian architectural history — from 1890s Art Nouveau to late Soviet construction — making the case that Tbilisi is one of the most architecturally underexplored capitals in the world.
About This Book
Published as Blue Crow Media's 27th architecture map, this fold-out guide documents the remarkable breadth of Tbilisi's built environment across the 20th century. The selection spans Neo-Classical, Art Nouveau, and Soviet-era architecture, with each entry representing what the researchers describe as some of the most original buildings they have ever documented. Researched and written by a team led by Ana Chorgolashvili with support from the Tbilisi Architecture Biennale, the map is presented in both English and Georgian — making it equally useful for local and international visitors navigating the city's architectural geography. Original photography throughout is by Stefano Perego.
Key Features
- Details of 50 buildings spanning the 1890s to the 1990s
- Researched and written by a group led by Ana Chorgolashvili, with support from the Tbilisi Architecture Biennale
- Original photography by Stefano Perego
- Published by Blue Crow Media, 2020
What You'll Discover
- How Tbilisi's architectural identity shifted across successive political and cultural eras, from Imperial Russia through the Soviet period
- The presence and particular character of Art Nouveau in the Georgian capital, a tradition rarely examined in English-language architectural literature
- Fifty individually documented buildings, each selected for its architectural significance or originality, with introductory context for the city as a whole
- A bilingual format in English and Georgian that reflects the map's grounding in local scholarship and its connection to the Tbilisi Architecture Biennale
About the Author
The map was researched and written by a group led by Ana Chorgolashvili, with the support of the Tbilisi Architecture Biennale. Original photography is by Stefano Perego. [Details available upon request]
Specifications
- Format: Fold-out map
- Pages: [Details available upon request]
- Dimensions: 420 x 594mm unfolded; 148 x 210mm folded
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9781912018574
- Publisher: Blue Crow Media
- Publication Date: 2020
Perfect For: Architects and design researchers with an interest in Soviet and early 20th century Eastern European architecture, travellers seeking a critically informed guide to Tbilisi's built environment, and collectors of Blue Crow Media's architecture map series.