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N.Shavishvili. “Beyond Conservation: Building Today on Rustaveli Avenue”, DOI 10. 4399/978882553754311, Cultural Heritage and Urban Health. I st edition. 2020. ISBN 978-88-255-3754-3

Resume. The study refers to the recent construction works on Rustaveli Avenue - the main highway of Tbilisi. In addition to the encroachment of large-scale new constructions, the newly built Georgian Museum of Fine Arts (GMoFA) at Rustaveli No. 7 has received criticism from the author more than once, which is detailed in the article. The ongoing reconstruction of old structures, their revaluation or the introduction of new ones deserves a more detailed discussion, since they all affect the problems related to urban health and heritage protection. In our opinion, the new museum in Tbilisi is an example of neglecting the heritage of the historical center of the city, although other works are no less controversial and harm the health of the capital of Georgia