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Making amends

18 April 2019

Rather than erase all evidence of Georgia’s Soviet past, the country’s architectural community is keen to preserve its history and give the once-foreboding buildings another – happier – lease of life.

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Expo 55: Tbilisi

21 June 2012

Chaotically beautiful, brimming with optimism and inhabited by friendly, fun-loving people, the capital of Georgia is a lesson in transformation.

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Tbilisi two

18 November 2010

In an attempt to attract foreign investment and ditch its Soviet-era image, the Georgian president has enlisted Michele De Lucchi to fill the capital’s skies with ambitious architecture. The Italian is clearly succeeding…

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Monocle on Design - Extra: Tbilisi’s hopeful horizons

18 April 2019

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Tbilisi has fallen into disrepair and any new developments, despite being hastily erected, are left empty. But there’s hope: the first architecture biennial since the 1980s is immi…

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Cities

22 February 2018

The mayor of Tbilisi moves from the football pitch to transport talk, and Australia opens up college towns.

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Tbilisi’s architectural revival

2 May 2019

Rather than erase all evidence of Georgia’s Soviet past, the country’s architectural community is keen to preserve its history and give its once-foreboding buildings another – happier – lease of life.

Radio

The Urbanist - Tall Stories 350: Mother of Kartli, Tbilisi

27 March 2023

Sally Howard visits the “Mother of Georgia” statue to see what this monument to femininity says about the role of women in the post-Soviet state.

Radio

The Urbanist - Tall Stories 184: Bank of Georgia, Tbilisi

25 November 2019

We visit the Bank of Georgia’s Tbilisi HQ: a unique building that takes its design cues from the ‘Space City’ concept, aiming to cover less ground and give the surrounding area back to nature.

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The Menu - Food Neighbourhoods 332: Tbilisi’s Old Town

25 April 2023

This week, Sally Howard explores Tbilisi’s Old Town, the heart of the ancient Georgian capital. She tries a selection of sharing dishes with heavy Persian, Mongol and Russian influences and, of course, a healthy dollop of…

Radio

Monocle on Design - Rooms Studio, Ghost Signs, ‘Zaha Hadid: Paper Museums’

22 October 2024

We visit a design practice in Tbilisi, take a tour of faded signs of east London with Sam Roberts and learn about paper models at the Zaha Hadid Foundation.

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Fresh stays

19 January 2023

We present the finest hotels for your perusal this month, from a former Iranian embassy in Belgrade to a cinema-themed opening in Tbilisi. Plus: new shops that make responsible retail a pleasure.

Monocle Minute

Dress code: smart

6 May 2017

Over the past five years, Tbilisi has been put on the international fashion map thanks to Demna Gvasalia, the Georgian who’s co-founder of Vetements and Balenciaga’s creative director. Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tbilisi,…

Radio

Meet the Writers - Andrew Harding

18 October 2020

Georgina Godwin speaks to the award-winning UK journalist and author Andrew Harding. Africa correspondent for BBC News, Harding began his career in Moscow in 1991 and has lived in Tbilisi, Nairobi, Singapore, Bangkok and…

Radio

The Monocle Daily - Wednesday 7 July

7 July 2021

The latest following the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse. Our guests Steve Crawshaw and Daniella Peled look at violence in Tbilisi, UK asylum rules and Moldova’s election. Plus: on this day, Elvis Presley…

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Party train to Georgia

24 March 2017

Iranians saw in the New Year this week. It’s a time when families prepare elaborate tables laden with seven symbolic items to herald the start of spring. For the surrounding countries, the Nowrooz period is equally auspi…

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The Briefing - Wednesday 8 March

8 March 2023

As Ukraine denies any involvement in blowing up the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, we examine what might have happened. Plus: protests in Tbilisi turn violent after the government backs a new law on foreign agents; we celebrate…