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Tashkent Architecture City Guide: Ten Buildings of Soviet Hybrid Modernism

Mohieldin Gamal — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:30:00 +0000

Situated along the historic Silk Road in Central Asia, Tashkent is a city with a long history spanning thousands of years. Its historic architecture is known for its courtyards, domes, and blue ceramics, typical of its Timurid heritage. The capital of Uzbekistan today, it was absorbed into the Russian Empire in the 19th century, before becoming a Soviet republic. While part of the Soviet Union, the city became an example of modernization, celebrating socialist achievements in Asia. A devastating earthquake in 1966 accelerated this modernization as the city was reconstructed, leading to many of the modernist monuments for which Tashkent is known today.

Uzbekistan’s 2025 Venice Biennale Pavilion Explores Soviet-Era Solar Furnace and Modernist Legacy

Nour Fakharany — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 06:30:00 +0000

Uzbekistan's National Pavilion at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition- La Biennale di Venezia in 2025 presents "A Matter of Radiance." Curated by the architecture studio GRACE, led by Ekaterina Golovatyuk and Giacomo Cantoni, the exhibition explores Uzbekistan's modernist architectural legacy in response to the Biennale's overarching theme, "Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective."

The Architecture of North Caucasus

Andreea Cutieru — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 04:00:00 +0000

The little-known and remote area of North Caucasus is an intricate assemblage of territories, ethnicities, languages, religions, and, consequently, architectures, from Tsarist-era buildings to mosques, traditional bas-reliefs, and Soviet Modernism. The setting of controversial events and a heterogeneous cultural environment, in many ways, North Caucasus is a borderland between Europe and Asia, the former USSR and the Middle East, Christianity and Islam. Photographs by Gianluca Pardelli, Thomas Paul Mayer and Nikolai Vassiliev provide an introduction to the architectural landscape of the region.

Brutalism in Central Asia: The Eastern Influences that Shaped Soviet Architecture

Andreea Cutieru — Wed, 19 May 2021 07:30:00 +0000

In the second half of the 20th century, Soviet architecture has spread a common aesthetic across highly diverse environments, being an integral part in promoting the totalitarian ideology that disregarded local cultures, envisioning a unified, homogenous society. Nevertheless, in practice, the architecture proved itself susceptible to adaptations and local influences, perhaps nowhere more than in Central Asia. The article looks at the architectural heritage of a geographical area largely excluded from the Western-centric narratives on Soviet Modernism, encouraging a re-reading of a layered and nuanced urban landscape, with images by Roberto Conte and Stefano Perego.

Gensler Ranks First in the 2020 U.S. Top Architecture Firms, for the Ninth Year in a Row

Christele Harrouk — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 05:30:00 +0000

Comparing revenues from the previous year, Architectural Record lines up annually a list of the Top 300 U.S. Firms. Based on the 2019 data, Gensler tops again the selection, for the ninth year in a row, and Perkins and Will takes the second position. Third, fourth and fifth places were presented for Engineering Architecture firms HDR, Jacobs, and AECOM. Other companies in the top 10 include HKS and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.

A Soviet Union of Historic Images

Dima Stouhi — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 05:00:00 +0000

What would historic cities look like if scale didn’t exist and functions were manipulated?

Georgia's Soviet Architectural Heritage Captured by Photographers Roberto Conte and Stefano Perego

Alya Abourezk — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 09:30:00 +0000

The Republic of Georgia’s past is defined by turbulence and a struggle for identity. A former republic of the USSR, Georgia is perhaps best known as the birthplace of Joseph Stalin. The nation's history has been anything but calm, and remnants of the architectural past provide a glimpse into the nation that was.