📅 September 27, 2025 | ExpoGeorgia, Tbilisi
Tbilisi, a city that always has a story to tell, will reopen the architectural dialogue with renewed energy in 2025. On September 27, the Tbilisi Architecture Forum will transform the ExpoGeorgia venue into an international platform where architects, urbanists, designers, and professionals from diverse fields will come together to discuss the theme: “The Fifth Dimension: Architecture as a Human Experience.”
The forum aims to broaden the traditional understanding of architecture and draw attention to the invisible aspects that give cities and buildings their unique meaning — emotion, memory, cultural narratives, and sustainable practices.
Forum Speakers will include distinguished representatives of the global and local architectural scene:
- Manuela Gatto – Director, Zaha Hadid Architects
- Marios Tsiliakos – Partner, Applied R+D, Foster + Partners
- Tim Fu – Founder & Director, Studio Tim Fu
- Saina Abdollahzade – Lead Architect & Head of Visualization, Studio Tim Fu
- Sam Wright – Board Director, WilkinsonEyre Architects
- Jamie Wallace – Associate, WilkinsonEyre Architects
- Harry Dobbs – Director, Harry Dobbs Design
- Nikoloz Japaridze – Director, Architects of Invention
- Marcelina Zielinska – Group Board Director, Chapman Taylor
- Nao Tokuda – Founder, Design Studio NAO
- Otar Sulaberidze – Lead Architect / Managing Director, Artstudio Project
- Gvantsa Chubinidze – Senior Architect / Urban Specialist, Artstudio Project
- Vakhtangi Makasarashvili – Chief Architect, Makasarashvili Architects
- Nikoloz Lekveishvili – Founder, TIMM
- Roman Kristesiashvili – Senior Associate / Senior Architect, UNS
- Tatia Gvineria – Independent Expert, Cultural Heritage Specialist
- Levan Kalandarishvili – Associate Professor, VA[A]DS, Tbilisi Free University
- Sergi Devriashvili – Art Director, Renders.ge
The forum program will feature:
- World-class presentations and discussions on architecture, interior design, and urban planning
- Roundtables where professionals and students will debate the challenges and opportunities of urban development
- Workshops and exhibitions showcasing innovative visions and technological experiments
- A student competition
The event will bring together over 600 participants and more than 25 speakers. The forum will serve as a dialogue hub where local and international expertise will merge to create new perspectives on the architectural future of Tbilisi and the wider region.
The forum is initiated and supported by Cityzen.
Main Partners: British Embassy, Element Construction, Zeron
Silver Partners: KONE, Building Solutions, Episode, Render.ge
Community Partners: RIBA, AIA, Caucasus University
🎟 Tickets are now available → tkt.ge/taf2025
