Kazakhstan's capital city of Astana is adding an iconic structure to its cityscape. World-renowned architect Lord Norman Foster has designed a "Palace of Peace," a glass pyramid with a 62-meter base, ...

Astana is a modern capital rising from the Kazakh steppe, known for its futuristic architecture, extreme climate, and role as a Central Asian political and cultural hub. The city defines itself in ...

ASTANA, Kazakhstan--As the government of Kazakhstan continues to pour money into development of its capital, Astana, in preparation for the 2017 Expo, or world's fair, concerns remain about whether ...

Digging into the tan-brown soil of Kazakhstan, a rock-hewn structure began to reemerge. The “sophisticated” — and sizable — pyramid had gone overlooked for years. But not anymore. Archaeologists were ...

Astana, capital city of Kazakhstan, was inaugurated 20 years ago. Photograph: Taimas Almukhanov Architects have a thing for strongmen. In Kazakhstan, the big global practices – from Norman Foster to ...

Oil money is rolling into Kazakhstan, and new architectural landmarks in the capital city, Astana, reveal the country's economic aspirations. Jonathan Fryer recently visited the central Asian country ...

The Kazakh capital Astana - and this 65m pyramid - appear to be an act of defiance against the constraints of nature Oil money is rolling into Kazakhstan, and new architectural landmarks in the ...