In Tbilisi, Georgia, Bold New Buildings Rise From the Ruins of Dead Empires

By artappraiser on Wed, 11/06/2013 - 9:27pm |

By Joshua Levine, T Magazine @ nytimes.com, Nov. 1, 2013

In Tbilisi, Georgia, a shiny new architectural skyline has become a political issue as much as an aesthetic one — is it slapdash commercialism ruining the culture’s authentic history or a step toward a more progressive society?

Accompanying slideshow caption: Future Shock: Next-gen architecture sits, sometimes uncomfortably, alongside vernacular old-world buildings erected and modified by Persians, Byzantines, Ottomans, Russians and Soviets

This photo's credit/caption: Simon Roberts/A monk looks on at Tbilisi’s half-built theater and exhibition hall, designed by the Italian architects Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas.

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http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/11/01/in-tbilisi-georgia-bold-new-buildings-rise-from-the-ruins-of-dead-empires/