GROWING UP IN THE LINEAR CITY
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THE REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA
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CHIATURA CABLEWAYS
COUNTERPOINT: THE LINEAR CITY
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TBILISI GREW FROMT THE BANKS OF THE RIVER MKTVARI THAT FLOWS SOUTH THROUGH THE CITY.
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A MAJORITY OF THE CITY'S SOVIET-ERA NEIGHBORHOODS ARE LOCATED ABOVE THE RIVER ON WHAT BERNARD CACHE WOULD CALL 'THE LEAST INCLINED PLANE'
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OVER THE 20TH CENTURY THE CITY GREW ALONG THE UPPER SHOULDERS OF THE RIVER, EXPANDING INTO THE PLATEAUS ABOVE THE MKTVARI'S TRIBUTARIES
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SABURTALO IS A MID-CENTURY MICRORAYON ON THE LEFT BANK OF THE VERE RAVINE
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THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS AN ARRAY OF RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS ALONG ALONG AN AXIS THAT RUNS THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE LEAST INCLINED PLANE. THIS ARTERY CARRIES A BRANCH OF THE METRO SYSTEM AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S MAIN BOULEVARD WITH A FORMAL MEDIAN PARK.
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