The construction of Kutaisi new airport began on November 22. Designed by UNStudio the new airport will include a transfer terminal, 55 meter high Air Traffic Control Tower, central arrivals hall, check-in area with lounge, cafe, three departure gates and an exterior garden. The new airport is sheduled to open in September 2012. According to Inhabitat, clad in a transparent skin, the exterior will actually change color when there is a fluctuation in traffic. The 55 meter high, 300 square meter Air Traffic Control Tower sits nearby and serves as a beacon for arrivals and departures. A large overhanging roof shields the interior from excessive sunlight, and an on-site underground source of natural water will be used to regulate interior temperatures. Energy use will be minimized through a water cooling system using concrete core activation, and fresh air will circulate via a hybrid low pressure ventilation system. A grey water collection system in the floor underneath the terminal building will help manage wastewater, while a comprehensive waste management and recycling system will reduce trash and serve as a model for future projects throughout the country. The roof has also been designed to accommodate a photovoltaic system in the future, which will generate power for the airport. It should be noted, that in November during her official visit to Armenia, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia Vera Kobalia said, that Georgia would use experience of Armenian engineers and builders during construction of Kutaisi airport.

From 28 to 30 October in the capital of Adjara Batumi, within the scope of "Batumi Building & Design International Fair" will be held the 10th Annual, anniversary construction exhibition "Our House". Expo center "Expomedia" reported, that in exhibition will participate companies from Georgia, Turkey and Iran. This year Armenia will take part in the exhibition for the first time. This is the good opportunity to present products of Armenian companies abroad. The purpose of the exhibition is to associate Armenian and foreign companies working in the field of construction and renovation. Exhibition's thematic sections are; design, construction, renovation, furniture, doors and windows, products for external and internal repairs, technology, gardening plots, exterior and interior design.

The construction of the Akhalkalaki railway station will start in two weeks within the frameworks of Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway construction, Georgian Minister for Regional Development and Infrastructure Ramaz Nikolaishvili said on August 11, apsny.ge reports. According to Nikolaishvili, the railroad has a strategic importance. A new road with the length of 29 km in the territory of Georgia and a new station will be constructed in Akhalkalaki, district of Georgia's Armenian-populated Samtskhe-Javakhketi province. The project is estimated at over US$ 600 million. For construction of Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway, at first Azerbaijan allocate US$ 200 million loan to Georgia, then US$ 575 million. It is planned, that railway will be put into operation at the end of the next year.

The Love Sculpture of Batumi symbolizes love story of Ali and Nino. The most remarkable feature of these sculptures is that metal man and a woman always in motion, and they meet each other almost every 10 minutes. The author of this creation is a famous Georgian artist Tamara Kvesitadze (architect by education), started to make dolls in Tbilisi to earn a living in the 1990s. Then she moved to the United States, where her work attracted the interest of some art dealers and galleries. "Man and Woman" started its way many years ago. At first a small-scale version of the composition was sold in Italy, then it was displayed at an exhibition in London and today, a 7 meter sculpture stands on the seashore boulevard of Batumi. The most difficult for Batumi's Love sculpture was to create a new version in a huge-scale. It takes about 10 months for German "Art Engineer" company to realize the project into life. The resistance of these 7 ton statues was count on a wind, climate and moisture resistance. The lovers start their motion at 7 P.M every day and are run by the computer with selective color lighting, and the sea is perfectly complete this moving composition.

Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili laid the foundation for the construction of Alphabetic Tower in Batumi, a Black Sea resort town. 130 meter tower will be decorated with 33 letters (7 meters each) from Georgian alphabet. The top of the tower will be decorated with spherical glass construction. Inside this sphere will be a rotating restaurant and an observatory, making one full turn in 60 minutes, which will allow the visitors enjoy the view of the city and the sea. Alphabetic tower will be also equipped with TV studios and four elevators. "The Georgian alphabet is our DNA, our genetic code. Today, we kick off construction of Batumi's Eiffel Tower and we need to complete it in five months," Saakashvili told journalists. The tower is designed by Spanish architect Albert Domingo Cabo and the construction works will be implemented by Georgian company "Magi Style". Within the next days, construction of Batumi funicular will also start on Pheria Mountain and the negotiations are being conducted with "Doppelmayr Garaventa Group" Austrian-Swiss company which is world's leader in this field. Also mention this company recently realized the construction of the longest ropeway in the world in Tatev monastery, Armenia.