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Kazakhstan Architecture : Buildings
Key Contemporary Architectural Developments in Central Asia.
post updated 20 January 2026
Architecture in Kazakhstan
We choose key examples of Kazakhstan Architecture. We cover completed buildings, new building designs, architectural exhibitions and architecture competitions across Kazakhstan.
The focus is on contemporary Kazakhstan buildings but information on traditional buildings is also welcome.
Kazakhstan Building News
Key Contemporary Kazakhstan Building Developments, chronological:
EXPO-2017 in Astana, Kazakhstan
Design: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG)
image © Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG)
AS+GG’s design for EXPO-2017 will embrace the Future Energy concept by becoming the first Third Industrial Revolution city, where energy consumed by the Expo community will be provided from renewable sources. Buildings will become generators of power and their energy will be stored using innovative technologies while being distributed by a smart grid.
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Kazakhstan Buildings
Key New Kazakhstan Buildings, alphabetical:
Almaty Ski Village, Almaty, south east Kazakhstan
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Design: HOK
New Development, Almaty
2008-
Design: Aedas
Astana – Entertainment Centre : mixed-use development, northern Kazakhstan
2007-
Design: Foster & Partners
Astana International Airport building
2000-03
Design: Kisho Kurokawa
Astana – Masterplan : Architecture competition win
1998-2004
Design: Kisho Kurokawa
Astana Arena
Design: Tabanlioglu Architects
photo : Cemal Emden
Kazakhstan building : International design competition, first prize
Architect: Manfredi Nicoletti and Luca Nicoletti
photo © Studio Nicoletti Associati, photograph: Simone Levi
Business Center, Abay Avenue, Almaty
2007
Design: Tabanlioglu Architects
18 storeys
Abu Dhabi Plaza Kazakhstan tower
Design: Foster + Partners
image © Foster + Partners
Haileybury School development, near Almaty
2007
Design: HOK
Building for Haileybury School, England
Khan Shatyry Astana
Design: Foster + Partners
image : Foster + Partners
Kazakhstan National Library Building
Design: BIG
image from architect office
Palace of Peace and Reconciliation – Pyramid form, Astana
2006
Foster + Partners
Purpose: ‘to become a global centre for religious understanding, the renunciation of violence and the promotion of faith and human equality.’
Facility: 1,500-seat opera house & university faculty – 62m high
Seven Towers, Astana
2008-
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up to 60 storeys, building for developer: Bazis International Incorporated.
More contemporary Kazakhstan Architecture projects online soon.
Location: Kazakhstan, Central Asia.
Kisho Kurokawa – Astana buildings designer, from Japan.
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Architecture Design
Contemporary Building Designs – recent architectural selection from e-architect below:
Astana Building architect : Foster & Partners
Buildings / photos for the New Kazakhstan Architecture Designs page welcome.