Astana: Architectural Guide - Softcover

Philipp Meuser

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3869224061 ISBN 13: 9783869224060

Publisher: DOM Publishers, 2015

Synopsis

Amid the endless plains of Kazakhstan, an extraordinary architectural experiment has arisen: Astana. 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 in this dynamic city. Furthermore, Astana will host the Expo 2017 which will take place only twenty years after the city was built in the steppe alongside the old centre. The Astana Architectural Guide documents eighty diverse buildings and projects in the Kazakh metropolis, which was masterplanned by Kisho Kurokawa, and examines the contradictory nature at play within oriental traditions, western models and Soviet influences. Therefore, this publication represents a critical analysis of architecture and capital city planning in the centre of Eurasia.

About this title

About the Author:

Philipp Meuser, born 1969, architect and publisher with studies in Berlin and Z rich. Construction projects in Kazakhstan. Research on mass housing in the Soviet Union. Adil Dalbai, born 1985, studied Eastern European history in Berlin. Research on the architectural history of the Soviet Union with a focus on Kazakhstan.

About this edition

• Publisher: DOM Publishers
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 3869224061
• ISBN 13: 9783869224060
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Number of pages: 200
• Editor: Philipp Meuser