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    612-822-4611

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Tashkent Modernism XX/XXI

Tashkent Modernism XX/XXI

Chukhovich, Boris
del Curto, Davide
Golovatyuk, Ekaterina

Paperback

General ArchitectureArchitecture HistoryRegional Architecture

Publisher Price: $65.00

ISBN10: 3037787511
ISBN13: 9783037787519
Publisher: Lars Muller Publishers
Published: Jul 29 2025
Pages: 948
Weight: 3.70
Height: 2.00 Width: 6.80 Depth: 9.50
Language: English

An investigative record of the architectural movement emblematic of the Soviet Orient

Given its geographical location, developed resources and multicultural history, Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, continues to be one of the most important centers of Central Asia. Since the Soviet era, numerous efforts have been made to conserve and restore architectural monuments that speak to the rich ancient and medieval history of the region. By contrast, the modernist architecture of the 1960s-80s, which articulated the idea of a modern, forward-looking society, was never perceived as heritage. With the arrival of the market economy and after the independence of Uzbekistan in 1991, the architecture of the previous three decades, which focused on social issues and economy of means, lost relevance. Today, this modernist layer of Tashkent is gaining recognition as a unique artistic, cultural and social phenomenon that is best equipped to reveal the specific character of the modernization of Soviet Central Asia. More than just another peripheral case of multiple modernities or a point on the global map of 20th-century architectural modernism, this architecture is relevant to the global cultural scene, reflecting the radical aspects of the Soviet social and cultural experiment.

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