Gldani, Der unrealisierte Modernismus

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  • A large part of the contemporary built environment of Tbilisi, the capital of
  • the Republic of Georgia with around 1.2 million residents, came together during the 70 years of the Soviet urban planning and
  • architectural practice. To meet the increasing housing demands, Gldani, a mass-housing district on the northern edge of Tbilisi, was constructed in 1969-1979.
  • *Text by David Gogishvili, DOI: 10.4324/9781003327592-15
  • The soundtrack presented here was made for a short movie repicting the reality of this district from the era of Soviet Modernism.
  • Link to the video: YouTube