About

We are Ubani—Tbilisi Cityscape Research Center, a non-profit organisation dedicated to exploring Tbilisi’s architectural and urban environment.
Through research, education, and public engagement, we aim to enrich the understanding and appreciation of Tbilisi’s built environment and unique urban landscape.

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Our team of scholars, architects, researchers, and cultural managers is dedicated to building a comprehensive knowledge base and fostering an engaged community to support global recognition of Tbilisi’s architecture and unique urban landscape. Our program operates in physical and online spaces, including workshops, exhibitions, research projects, public engagement initiatives, publications, model making, and digital cartography.

Mission

Our mission is to create a comprehensive collection of knowledge, offering a new perspective on Tbilisi's landscape, architecture, and urban development. We approach this both through artistic and scientific methods, exploring the city's complex environment. It's essential for us to make this knowledge accessible to a broad and diverse audience, including experts, professionals, enthusiasts, artists, scientists, and curious minds from around the world.

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What we do

Research We focus on preserving and expanding knowledge about Tbilisi's urban landscape and architecture, both past and present. The research program unfolds with theoretical and practical activities.
Publishing Our publishing program combines print, digital, and online platforms. We focus on translating, explaining, and sharing knowledge about Tbilisi's urban environment while ensuring important historical and modern insights remain accessible.

Public program & Exibitions We organise events like talks and seminars to encourage discussions about architecture and beyond. These activities relate to our annual research theme and aim to offer different perspectives to the public. Our exhibitions, connected to our research, showcase the results of cross-disciplinary work using various media.
Workshop We connect international and local schools, students, and young professionals, offering them educational workshops of various lengths, forms, and content. These workshops provide opportunities to exchange and create new knowledge about Tbilisi.

Spaces

Ubani Garage

Ubani Garage, designed by the architectural office NWDS, was originally a car garage in the Vera district of Tbilisi. It now serves as our temporary office for most days. Inside, you will find a curated collection of books, academic papers, rare publications, zines, leaflets, albums, photographs, and other printed materials, all focused on Tbilisi. This collection has been meticulously assembled through both purchases and donations, providing a rich resource for anyone interested in the city's architectural and urban history.

Tsintsadze House

Starting in 2027, Ubani will be located in the former residence of Vakhtang Tsintsadze on Zaldastanishvili Street in Tbilisi. The space will gradually open to the public and feature an exhibition area and a library.

Vakhtang Tsintsadze (1915–1993) was a renowned architect and a distinguished scholar of Georgian architecture. His extensive research and detailed measured drawings offer deep insights into Tbilisi's historical architecture and urban fabric. Tsintsadze's legacy includes the restoration and documentation of numerous Georgian architectural monuments, solidifying his influence on the country's built heritage.

Press

We are focused on preserving, broadening, and creating new knowledge about the urban landscape and architecture of Tbilisi and making it accessible for the wider public. The methodology involves a comprehensive exploration of the city's past, utilising architectural historical accounts, maps, and archives, as well as establishing a connection with the genius loci through artistic and literary depictions of the city (conceptual inquiry). The research unfolds itself with theoretical and practical activities. AT_ February 2024 "Hollow: A Map of Tbilisi" merges two rarely combined cartographic codes: detailed topological phenomena and a concise schwarzplan. This blend visually demonstrates the bond between urban contours and the underlying and surrounding landscape. The edition is complemented by an essay delving into the geological past of Tbilisi. Hammock Magazine January 2024 This internship program by Ubani — Tbilisi Cityscape Research Centre is open for students, researchers, and enthusiasts with skills in 3D modeling and an interest in architectural heritage. The purpose of the internship is to develop a collaboration to create about 300 3D models of Tbilisi's most distinctive buildings. EastEast January 2024 Standing at the crossroads of Eastern and Western cultures, Tbilisi is one of Europe’s oldest capitals. It is distinguished by its fusion of topographies, with its city fabric woven from diverse grids and typologies. The word ubani means “district” in Georgian. We’re looking at how the city’s distinct relief and regional position have significantly influenced the historical events that have, in turn, defined its unique appearance. e-flux May 2024

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Internships

We offer paid internships for architecture students and other skilled individuals for tasks that require collaborative efforts, such as model making and cartography projects.

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Contact

Ubani Garage

24 Vasil Petriashvili Street, Tbilisi 0179, Georgia

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