George Chakhava
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George Chakhava (Georgian: გიორგი ჩახავა, 1923–2007) was an architect from Georgia, best known for co-designing the Bank of Georgia headquarters in Tbilisi.
Chakhava was born in Tbilisi in 1923, and earned bachelor's degree in architecture from the Georgian Technical University in 1949.[1]
The Bank of Georgia headquarters in Tbilisi was originally built for the Ministry of Highway Construction of the Georgian SSR and finished in 1975, at a time when Chakhava was Georgia's Deputy Minister of Highway Construction. It became the headquarters of the Bank of Georgia in 2007.
Chakhava co-designed Cafe Fantasy in Batumi, which opened in 1975, but has been closed since 2000.[2] The Octopus has since been restored and is back in use as a café.
In 1983, Chakhava received the USSR State Prize.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "George Chakhava". Architectuul. 2012-01-23. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- ↑ "About Sights – The Café Fantasy (also called the Octopus) in Batumi". Georgia About. 2015-09-16. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- ↑ "George Chakhava". architectuul.com. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
