BETWEEN CAUCASUS AND THE BLACK SEA: GEORGIA IN FIVE STATIONS
Exhibition Centre in the Ringturm / Vienna (10.10.2018 – 30.11.2018)
Photography by Richard Tanzer
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The 52nd volume of the series "Architecture in the Ringturm" (Vienna) documents buildings from different periods, ranging from Soviet modernism to the ambitious architectural projects of recent decades. Featuring numerous photographs, plans, and accompanying texts, it offers insights into the architectural development of Georgia and the social and political conditions that have shaped it. Among the projects presented are significant examples of Soviet architecture, including the Stalin Museum in Gori, the spa and hotel complexes of Tskaltubo, and other remarkable buildings from an architectural tradition that remains largely unknown outside Georgia.
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Der 52. Band der Reihe „Architektur im Ringturm“ (Wien) versammelt Bauwerke verschiedener Epochen, von der sowjetischen Moderne bis zu den architektonischen Positionen der jüngeren Vergangenheit. Mit zahlreichen Fotografien, Plänen und begleitenden Texten bietet er einen Einblick in die architektonische Entwicklung Georgiens sowie in die gesellschaftlichen und politischen Rahmenbedingungen, die diese geprägt haben. Vorgestellt werden unter anderem bedeutende Zeugnisse der sowjetischen Architektur. Dazu zählen das Stalin-Museum in Gori, die Kur- und Hotelanlagen von Zqaltubo sowie weitere Beispiele einer Architektur, die außerhalb Georgiens kaum bekannt ist.
Curators: Adolph Stiller, Vienna und Irina Kurtishvili, Cologne
PRESS ABOUT EXHIBITION:
KLEINEZEITUNG / October 10, 2018 / Link to full article (German)
SALZBURGER NACHRICHTEN / October 10, 2018 / Link to full article (German)
EXHIBITION VIEWS:
TSKALTUBO
The ruins of the sanatorium “CENTROSOYUZ” (Central Union) in Tskaltubo / Architects: A. Intskirveli and T. Potskhishvili, 1954-1957
The ruins of the sanatorium “CENTROSOYUZ” / Architects: A. Intskirveli and T.Potskhishvili, 1954-1957
Sanatorium “CENTROSOYUZ” / Photo: Book “Sunny Georgia”, 1970s
Former sanatorium “METALLURG” in Tskaltubo / Architects: V. Kedia and N. Solovjova, 1950-1957, Today sanatorium houses refugees from Abkhazia
Sanatorium “METALLURG”, second floor plan of the building /Architects: V. Kedia and N. Solovjova, 1950-1957
Sanatorium “SHAKHTIOR” (Miner) in Tskaltubo / Architects: G.Khimshiashvili and G. Melegi, 1952
Sanatorium “SHAKHTIOR”, ground floor plan /Architects: G. Khimshiashvili and G. Melegi, 1952
Bath #6 was built by project of the architects: G. Khimshiashvili and M. Tarasov. Construction of the building was begun in April, 1950 and was finished in a record time (9 months) on January 1, 1951
Bath #6 / The main entrance, pools and halls are decorated with Georgian marble, mosaic, ceramics and precious wood materials / Photo: Book “Sunny Georgia”, 1970s
