Tbilisi, Georgia

A new neighborhood links a district to the river and city center.

This initiative creates a redevelopment framework for a strategic district in this capital city where three developers saw the advantage of a comprehensive plan over competing plans. Rob Lane led one of three international design teams. (Pablo Iglesias, UK; Ziv Lavi, US; Dieter Pfannenstiel, Germany)

(with Lance Brown, FAIA)

Shavsopeli neighborhood study area
Shavsopeli neighborhood from the Mtkvari River.
Plan detail of new neighborhood public space and courtyard housing.
New public spaces in the neighborhood development.
Courtyard housing.
Courtyard housing.
New stepped garden (left) and site perimeter framework diagram (right).
Cross sections through the new neighborhood and the Mtkvari River.
Cross section through the greenway from the neighborhood to the river.