Mongolia's Urban Youth: Between Tradition and Globalization: MONGOLIA-URBAN-YOUTH-ULAANBAATAR_01

Twenty-two-year old photographer Bilguun, who like many Mongolians uses only one name, sits next to a construction site near his home in one of the luxury high-rise towers in the Zaisan neighbourhood of Ulaanbaatar where he lives with his wife and parents.The economic boom driven by gold, copper and coal mining, sparked an accelerated growth in construction.

Twenty-two-year old photographer Bilguun, who like many Mongolians uses only one name, sits next to a construction site near his home in one of the luxury high-rise towers in the Zaisan neighbourhood of Ulaanbaatar where he lives with his wife and parents.The economic boom driven by gold, copper and coal mining, sparked an accelerated growth in construction.