Tashkent modernist architecture reflects a synthesis of Soviet-era planning and construction, Central Asian spatial traditions, climate-responsive design, monumental art, and craftsmanship.
Studio KO transforms a century-old tram depot into the Centre for Contemporary Arts Tashkent — where industrial heritage meets cultural ambition.
ATELIER BRÜCKNER creates a sustainable ‘Garden of Knowledge’ to narrate Uzbekistan’s transition to a Green Economy through a wooden forest and mesmerising projections.
ZHA’s Uzbek Cultural Centre features a weaving brick facade and uses passive design strategies to optimise cooling and minimise consumption.
Explore a traditional ‘Mahalla,’ a disappearing traditional urban and rural settlement, at the inaugural Uzbekistan Pavilion in Venice.
Back in the USSR: Peter Ortner photographed bus stops from Moldova to Uzbekistan revealing an vibrant “architecture of waiting”.
