Comments on: Norman Foster to do it again in Ashgabad Astana http://kazakhstan.neweurasia.net/2006/12/10/norman-foster-to-do-it-again-in-ashgabad-astana/ neweurasia\'s Kazakhstan blog Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:35:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: kazakhstan.neweurasia.net » Normanbek Fosterev http://kazakhstan.neweurasia.net/2006/12/10/norman-foster-to-do-it-again-in-ashgabad-astana/#comment-40347 kazakhstan.neweurasia.net » Normanbek Fosterev Sun, 04 Nov 2007 21:36:59 +0000 http://kazakhstan.neweurasia.net/2006/12/10/norman-foster-to-do-it-again-in-ashgabad-astana/#comment-40347 [...] making Astana a true architectural capital of the 21st century: The huge yurt-like tent structure, Khan Shatyry and the Pyramid of Peace are both rather unorthodox additions to the capital’s [...] […] making Astana a true architectural capital of the 21st century: The huge yurt-like tent structure, Khan Shatyry and the Pyramid of Peace are both rather unorthodox additions to the capital’s […]

]]> By: kazakhstan.neweurasia.net » Modern Kitsch and Modern Art http://kazakhstan.neweurasia.net/2006/12/10/norman-foster-to-do-it-again-in-ashgabad-astana/#comment-9822 kazakhstan.neweurasia.net » Modern Kitsch and Modern Art Sat, 06 Jan 2007 19:49:41 +0000 http://kazakhstan.neweurasia.net/2006/12/10/norman-foster-to-do-it-again-in-ashgabad-astana/#comment-9822 [...] Under the Soviet Union social realism art was officially endorsed by the state. Following independence modern artists have began to freely reflect on social and political issues in a fast changing independent country, making use of various media of modern art. Now the state supports art that seeks to find and reinforce Kazakh national identity, which for instance has led to the commissioning of a 40 million dollar Hollywood style film. It also supports projects by foreign artists, like the Khan tent in Astana by Norman Foster. Independent artists seek other ways to express their attitudes to popular culture and material values that have found their way into oil-rich Kazakhstan. [...] […] Under the Soviet Union social realism art was officially endorsed by the state. Following independence modern artists have began to freely reflect on social and political issues in a fast changing independent country, making use of various media of modern art. Now the state supports art that seeks to find and reinforce Kazakh national identity, which for instance has led to the commissioning of a 40 million dollar Hollywood style film. It also supports projects by foreign artists, like the Khan tent in Astana by Norman Foster. Independent artists seek other ways to express their attitudes to popular culture and material values that have found their way into oil-rich Kazakhstan. […]

]]> By: Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Kazakhstan: Norman Foster http://kazakhstan.neweurasia.net/2006/12/10/norman-foster-to-do-it-again-in-ashgabad-astana/#comment-7934 Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Kazakhstan: Norman Foster Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:37:30 +0000 http://kazakhstan.neweurasia.net/2006/12/10/norman-foster-to-do-it-again-in-ashgabad-astana/#comment-7934 [...] Both The Registan and neweurasia report on a new landmark to be built in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana - a 150 meter high transparent tent designed by star architect Norman Foster. Ben Paarmann [...] […] Both The Registan and neweurasia report on a new landmark to be built in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana - a 150 meter high transparent tent designed by star architect Norman Foster. Ben Paarmann […]

]]> By: kazakhstan.neweurasia.net » Astana city planning http://kazakhstan.neweurasia.net/2006/12/10/norman-foster-to-do-it-again-in-ashgabad-astana/#comment-7846 kazakhstan.neweurasia.net » Astana city planning Tue, 12 Dec 2006 11:07:25 +0000 http://kazakhstan.neweurasia.net/2006/12/10/norman-foster-to-do-it-again-in-ashgabad-astana/#comment-7846 [...] Following up on the post about a new architectural landmark to be built in Astana, I stumbled across a website about city planning in the Kazakh capital - Kasachstan Projekt (GER). Taking into account that the relocation of the capital was probably one of the most ambitious city planning tasks in Asia, it’s an interesting topic for all architecture and city planning students. [...] […] Following up on the post about a new architectural landmark to be built in Astana, I stumbled across a website about city planning in the Kazakh capital - Kasachstan Projekt (GER). Taking into account that the relocation of the capital was probably one of the most ambitious city planning tasks in Asia, it’s an interesting topic for all architecture and city planning students. […]

]]> By: The Conjecturer » Kazakh Architectural Extravagance http://kazakhstan.neweurasia.net/2006/12/10/norman-foster-to-do-it-again-in-ashgabad-astana/#comment-7785 The Conjecturer » Kazakh Architectural Extravagance Mon, 11 Dec 2006 04:44:23 +0000 http://kazakhstan.neweurasia.net/2006/12/10/norman-foster-to-do-it-again-in-ashgabad-astana/#comment-7785 [...] Via New Eurasia: Sir Norman Foster, a famous British architect, is set to build another outrageous building in Kazakhstan. His first act of lunacy was the Palace of Peace and Reconciliation, a gigantic pyramid plopped down in the middle of the country’s barren capital, Astana. [...] […] Via New Eurasia: Sir Norman Foster, a famous British architect, is set to build another outrageous building in Kazakhstan. His first act of lunacy was the Palace of Peace and Reconciliation, a gigantic pyramid plopped down in the middle of the country’s barren capital, Astana. […]

]]> By: Architecture Update http://kazakhstan.neweurasia.net/2006/12/10/norman-foster-to-do-it-again-in-ashgabad-astana/#comment-7735 Architecture Update Sun, 10 Dec 2006 15:21:49 +0000 http://kazakhstan.neweurasia.net/2006/12/10/norman-foster-to-do-it-again-in-ashgabad-astana/#comment-7735 <strong>Norman Foster to do it again in Ashgabad Astana...</strong> ... Norman Foster to do it again in Ashgabad Astana…

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