Irakli Zhvania

Irakli Zhvania is an architect and urban planner/designer from Georgia. He is also involved in urban activism, heritage preservation and lectures on urban planning at Ilia State University. He guides the Tbilisi Ugly Walk, a city tour organised by Iare Pekhit, an NGO promoting pedestrian-friendly urban areas. The walk aims to explore poor architectural quality, shrinking green and public spaces and promote an awareness of architectural heritage.

Tbilisi’s Panorama project is urban boosterism at its worst

A massive new construction project overlooking Georgia’s capital reveals the true extent of an oligarch’s grip on politics — and Tbilisi’s struggle to become a city for all its people.

By Irakli Zhvania

/ 20 Oct 2016