%0 Journal Article %T Modern living architecture in Astana %A Chekaeva, Rahima Usmanovna %A Chekaev, Farid Mnirovich %J Technical Transactions %V 2014 %N Architecture Issue 7 A (14) 2014 %P 27-32 %K architecture, modern housing architecture, technological imagination %@ 0011-4561 %D 2014 %U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/czasopismo-techniczne/article/modern-living-architecture-in-astana %X This paper characterizes the architecture of a new residential complex “On the green waterside boulevard”. It is located in the most prestigious district of the capital city on the left bank of the River Yesil near the Presidential Palace, a circular layout and the “Baiterek” tower. The complex expresses a new era, various tastes as well as different aesthetical and moral values. Therefore, it surprises and dazzles onlookers with its unusual artistic expression and the unexpected technological imagination of its authors. The latest building materials and the applied technologies emphasize the innovativeness of the adopted solutions.