A modern glass building with a symmetrical façade glows with interior lights at dusk, highlighting its sleek entrance and vertical tower above.

Astana Media Center

Astana, Kazakhstan

A tall modern tower rises above a glass complex, whose façade features a large colorful digital screen displaying children at play.
Client
Kazmedia Ortalygy and Sembol Construction
Year
2009 - 2010
Status
Built
Type
Office

Astana Media Center is a major broadcasting complex positioned along the main boulevard of the capital, developed in accordance with Kisho Kurokawa’s masterplan. Designed to house the national television and radio channels relocated from Almaty, the project brings together studios, an office tower, a sky studio and a concert hall within a unified architectural ensemble. 

Large-scale media screens integrated into the façades, together with the building’s overall transparency, establish a continuous relationship between the complex and the public life of the city. The design expresses openness, visibility and civic presence, making the Media Center both a technological hub and an urban landmark for contemporary Kazakhstan.

A spacious auditorium featuring rows of black seats facing a stage illuminated with purple lights. The walls are decorated with a modern pattern, enhancing the contemporary design.