George Chakhava

Unlike this place, which Paul of AustinModHouse rightful points out is on BBQ away from a Burning Man exhibit,  it will take more than fire (or the fall of the Soviet Union) to bring down this former ministry building in Tbilisi, Georgia.   I have a fondness for brutalist bloc architecture.  Sadly most of the examples in America lack a grandeur  found in Europe and the Russian Bloc, Giesel Library aside.

More pictures and article about the Former Ministry of Highways building shown above.

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2 Responses to “George Chakhava”

  1. chuck says:
    July 24, 2010 at 6:10 pm

    I instantly thought of the montreal habitat: http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/08/20/habitat-67-montreals-prefab-pixel-city/habitat67/

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  2. cpo says:
    July 26, 2010 at 9:22 am

    I thought of this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryugyong_Hotel

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