Astana: Architectural Guide : путеводитель / comp. Philipp Meuser ; конс.: A. Dalbai, G. Herz. - Astana : Foliant, 2017. - 221 p. : il.

The Astana Architectural Guide documents eighty diverse buildings projects, examining the contradictory nature at play within oriental traditions, western models and Soviet influences. Therefore, this publication represents a critical analysis of Eurasian architecture and urban design at the beginning of the twenty-first century. An extraordinary architectural experiment has arisen amid the endless plains of Central Asia: Astana, the new capital of Kazakhstan.  

Both internationally renowned and localarchitects are now designing spectacular and unique buildings in this dynamic city. Astana hosted the EXPO 2017.The greatest event has taken place only twenty years after the new city was built in the steppe alongside the old centre, based on a master plan by Kisho Kurokawa (Japanese architect)and showcasing district buildings by global star architects.The World Fair promoted the Kazakh capital to the premier league of global metropolises.

In the upper area of each project description you will find a so called QR code.

This code contains geodata that can be read out with a scanner.

Many recent mobile phones support these codes and are able to scan them.