Urban Developement

The 7 Dzmebi Kakabadzeebi courtyard staircase is one of the most iconic 19th century structures in Tbilisi, Georgia. The construction stands dilapidated and near collapse, as one of the last wooden spiral staircases in the city.

(closed project) 2020 program proposes  to take a closer look at the notion of commonness in our increasingly individualized and fragmented societies by investigating its definition and translating it into urban fabric, which after dramatic collapse of the Soviet Union and birth of “post-socialist” states had to undergo an inevitable but painful transformation from planned to market economy resulting in emergence of city’s new cultural norms and its urban structure.