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N. Shavishvili, Zv. Namgaladze. “Urban Disbalances in Batumi: A Continuing Century of Heterogeneous Medley”. Heritage Without Frontiers, Quinta Edizione, 2023, ISBN-10 9004347631 ISBN-13 978-9004347632

Resume. The architecture of Batumi is not distinguished by the kind of homogeneity that is characteristic of settlements created with a single idea. The urban morphology of Batumi is more uniform compared to the architectural styles. 

The topography of the historical part of the city is relatively flat, the terrain is horizontal, which allows for a rectangular layout of the street network. The specificity of the port city significantly contributed to the orientation of Batumi towards the natural dominant of the entire territory - the sea. Such development contributed to the identity of Batumi and the opening of seaside views. But our study of the historic core revealed that its architectural fabric was significantly damaged. The existing grid has historically been disrupted in several places. The future Batumi cannot simply fit into a rigid framework, the continuation of its future grid will be a continuation of its heterogeneous fusion, enriched by such changes as in the past.