Publications
Forthcoming
“Colonial Orientalism and National Vernacularism in Imperial Tiflis” Forthcoming specialissue of Built Heritage (June 2026)
2025
“Reconstructing Rustaveli: Afterlives of Socialist Urban Heritage Practice in Georgia” Forthcoming specialissue of Built Heritage (December 2025)
2023
Architectural Guide: Tbilisi, DOM Publishers
Thematic essays and profiles of over 120 historic and contemporary buildings
2018
Wooden Mosques of Adjara: Islamic Architectural Heritage in the Republic of Georgia
Bilingual Georgian-English exhibition catalog
“A Departure from the Ordinary: the Design Legacy of Soviet Bus Stops”
Introductory essay for Soviet Bus Stops in Georgia by Nanuka Zaalishvili, IDAAF Publishing
2017
“Birth and Rebirth: The Mosques of Russia and the Caucasus” Chapter in Mosques:Splendors of Islam, Rizzoli
2016
“Mitigating the Risks of Resource Extraction for Industrial Actors on Northern Indigenous Peoples”
Co-authored paper, Arctic Review on Law and Politics
“New Look for Old Tbilisi: Preservation Planning in Tbilisi Historic District”
Journal of Identity Studies in the Caucasus and the Black Sea Region
Conference Papers
2018
“National in Form, Socialist in Content: Postmodern Architecture on the Soviet Periphery,” conferencepaper, European Architectural History Network
2017
“Innocents Abroad: Transnational Gentrification in Tbilisi”
Paper at Commons: Public Spaces After Socialism conference, Columbia University
Research & Professional Experience
2020-2024
Imperiia Project, Harvard University Davis Center
Conducted research for the Imperiia Project’s historic site database and mapping exhibition
2019-2023
DOM Publishers, Berlin
Wrote, edited, and coordinated an international team of contributors to produce Architectural Guide: Tbilisi based on previously-untranslated archival research
2017-2018
Indigenous Outsiders: Islamic Architecture of Adjara, Georgia
Led an international team to complete historic site surveys and produce an exhibition and publication about Ottoman-era wooden mosques in the Republic of Georgia
2013-2017
Mary Kay Judy Architectural & Cultural Heritage Conservation, Brooklyn NY
Conducted historic building conservation analysis and provided archival research assistance for private and municipal clients
2016
Stanford US-Russia Forum, Stanford University
Collaborated on a policy investigation assessing negotiations between Siberian indigenous groups and Russian energy corporations resulting in a peer-reviewed journal article
2014-2016
Harriman Institute of Russian, Eurasian, & East European Studies, New York NY
Provided logistical support for academic events and conferences at Columbia University; led the organization of an architectural exhibition (2015) and international conference (2017)
2014
Council of Europe, Tbilisi (Republic of Georgia)
Surveyed and researched ten historic cities for the Community-Led Urban Strategies in Historic Towns; contributed to and edited the pilot program recommendations report
2013
DOCOMOMO, New York NY
Conducted conservation surveys of modern building materials and assisted with the organization of an international conference in Seoul
Mason Architects, Honolulu HI
Surveyed public housing sites in comparison to original building plans as part of a national assessment; completed archival research on historic sites for state conservation programs
2012-2013
ICOMOS Georgia, Tbilisi (Republic of Georgia)
Contributed research to official reports on a historic neighborhood revitalization program; edited policydocuments; co-organized international conservation workshops
2012
State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg (Russian Federation)
Served as a conservation assistant in the Museum’s Archeological Department
Exhibitions
2018
Wooden Mosques of Adjara: Islamic Architectural Heritage in the Republic of Georgia
Bilingual exhibition at the Chubinashvili National Research Center (Tbilisi)
2016
Beyond the Ruin: Soviet Georgian Architecture in Context
Architectural photography exhibition at Columbia University’s Harriman Institute
Invited Lectures
2024
“Tradition and Innovation: Socialist and National Narratives in Georgian Architectural Preservation”
Lecture hosted by the Amherst College Center for Russian Culture
2023
“What’s New? What’s Old? Architectural Guide: Tbilisi Book Talk”
Lecture hosted by the Georgian Studies Program at Harvard University’s Davis Center
“Constructing Old Tbilisi: Socialist and National Narratives in Georgian Heritage”
Keynote lecture for Cities-Building-Culture PhD School “Neighborhood Heritage”
2021
“Design Across the Iron Curtain: Modern Architecture in Soviet Georgia”
Lecture hosted by the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz
2019
“What Happened to That Building? Writing an Architectural Guide for a City in Flux”
Lecture hosted by the American Councils of Georgia
2016
“Red Rites: Wedding and Funeral Ceremonies in the Soviet Union”
Lecture hosted by the Morbid Anatomy Museum, Brooklyn NY
Fellowships & Awards
2023-2024
Davis Center Dissertation Completion Fellowship, Harvard University
2023
Joint Center for Housing Studies Student Research Support Program, Harvard University
2021-2022
Davis Center for Russian & Eurasian Studies Doctoral Research Grant, Harvard University
2021
Dissertation Research Grant, Association for Slavic, East European, & EurasianStudies
Georgia Studies Program Graduate Student Research Grant, Harvard University
Graduate School of Design Real Estate Research Grant, Harvard University
2020-2021
Harvard Mellon Urban Initiative Doctoral Fellowship, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Doctoral Research Residency Programme, Canadian Centre for Architecture
2020
GSAS Graduate Society Summer Pre-dissertation Fellowship, Harvard University
Davis Center Graduate Research Grant, Harvard University
Graduate Research Grant, American Research Institute of the South Caucasus
2019
George O’Neill Graduate Research Travel Award, Harvard University
2018
Maurice Lazarus Graduate Research Travel Award, Harvard University
Cultural Project Grant (“Indigenous Outsiders”), Open Society Foundation of Georgia
2017-2018
Research Grant to Individuals (“Indigenous Outsiders”), Graham Foundation
2015-2016
Harriman Institute Junior Academic Year Fellowship, Columbia University
2015
Harriman Institute PepsiCo Travel Fellowship, Columbia University
2014
Cleo & James Marston Fitch Writing Prize, Columbia University Preservation Alumni
Harriman Institute Civil Society Graduate Fellowship, Columbia University
2013-2015
Dean’s Merit Scholarship in Historic Preservation, Columbia University
2013-2014
Women’s International Leaders Fellowship, International House of New York
2012-2013
Fulbright U.S. Student Research (Republic of Georgia), U.S. Department of State
2012
Title VIII Language Education Grant (Georgian), U.S. Department of State
Working Languages
English, Georgian, Italian, Russian
