TOM GILDON

UB Buildings  2

Ulaanbaatar

Ulaanbaatar

Football pitch

Football pitch

Soviet apartment block

Soviet apartment block

Power Station # 2

Power Station # 2

Remote estate

Remote estate

Mirrored houses

Mirrored houses

Blue houses

Blue houses

American School of Ulaanbaatar

American School of Ulaanbaatar

Pizza delivery

Pizza delivery

Ger district boundary

Ger district boundary

Soviet mural

Soviet mural

Petrol station

Petrol station

The Lights Residence

The Lights Residence

Ulaanbaatar # 1

This series of photographs was taken during August in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

The city is undergoing rapid economic development as unprecedented amounts of coal, gold, copper and rare earth deposits have been discovered across the Mongolian countryside.

The project ‘XOT’, meaning city in Mongolia, is a personal response to the built environment of the city.

These photographs document some of the variety of buildings that are either a legacy of the Soviet infrastructure or a response to the new economy.