Astana : architectural guide / edited by Philipp Meuser ; with contributions by Adil Dalbai and Guido Herz.

[Berlin] : Dom Pub, [2015]
©2015

223 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

An architectural guide

"An extraordinary architectural experiment has arisen amid the endless plains of Central Asia: Astana, the new capital of Kazakhstan. Formerly an outpost of the Tsarist Empire in the barren steppe, the location had developed into a typical Soviet provincial town. However, both internationally renowned and local architects are now designing spectacular and unique buildings int his dynamic city. Furthermore, Astana will host the Expo 2017. This will take place only twenty years after the new city was built in the steppe alongside the old centre, based on a master plan by Kisho Kurokawa and showcasing distinct buildings by global starchitects. The World Fair is meant to finally promote the Kazkh capital to the premier league of global metropolises. The Astana Architectural Guide documents eighty diverse buildings and projects, examining the contradictory nature at play within oriental traditions, western models and Soviet influences. Therefore, this publication represents a critical analysis of Eurasian architecture and urban design at the beginning of the twenty-first century"--Page 4 of cover.

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Architecture Kazakhstan Astana Guidebooks.
Architecture Kazakhstan Astana Guides.
Architecture
Astana (Kazakhstan) Guidebooks.
Kazakhstan Nūr-Sūltan

travel guidebooks.
Guidebooks
Guides touristiques.

Meuser, Philipp, 1969- editor.
Dalbai, Adil, 1985-
Herz, Guido, 1950-

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