“We are currently designing a new mixed-use office and retail complex close to the 2017 Expo site that will bring together the public and private worlds of the shopping mall and office tower, while making a positive contribution to Astana’s urban fabric.”Īnother draw for Astana visitors is the blue-and-white marble National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan. “(Astana’s) growth is driven by a dual environmental agenda, unified by the shared aims of providing shelter from the extremes of the climate and reducing energy use. “There is a unique energy and character to the city, which is growing as new buildings emerge,” Nigel Dancey, a senior executive partner at Foster + Partners, tells CNN. The building holds a 1,500-seat opera house, art gallery and various conference facilities.įoster’s Palace also harnesses smart, climate-sensitive architecture.Īgain taking into account Astana’s climate, two sides of the pyramid move on roller bearings to allow for contraction and expansion. Home to the country’s Congress, the Palace doubles as a culture hub and center for Kazakhstan’s various ethnic and religious groups. Aside from shopping opportunities, there’s a theater, a monorail, mini golf, a river (with actual boats) and even a beach resort featuring swathes of imported sand.įoster’s Astana credits also include the pyramid-shaped Palace of Peace and Reconciliation, a towering eyeful that glitters with geometric glass windows. Soaring 150 meters into the Astana skyline, its three-layer design provides relief from country’s dramatic climates – temperates can drop to -35 C in winter and reach 35 C in summer. The celebrated British architect is responsible for Khan Shatyr Entertainment Centre – a towering and transparent tent-shaped structure that opened in 2010 and lights up in neon at night. Regardless of whether you’re arriving by air or road, Astana makes a dramatic appearance, rising from the barren steppe with foreign formations, some poking the sky.Īstana brims with futuristic buildings, several designed by Sir Norman Foster.
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