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TASHKENT MODERNISM XX XXI

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 were 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-1980s  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 twentieth-century architectural modernism  this architecture is relevant to the global
cultural scene  reflecting the radical aspects of the Soviet social and cultural experiment.  
This publication combines the materials of the Tashkent Modernism XX XXI project  for which an
international team of architects  historians and restoration experts joined forces on recording
and restoring the city's modernist legacy. This comprehensive book presents research results
alongside insights that contextualize the work in a broader framework of Soviet and Uzbekistan
history. It provides a strategic plan for conservation and adaptation of this important
architectural heritage which resonates with preservation ambitions of modernist architectures
on a global scale.  The publication consists of two parts. The first part contains a series of
written and visual essays  while the second encompasses twelve building monographs that present
histories  protection inventories and intervention strategies for the selected buildings. 
Initiated and commissioned by the Art and Culture Development Foundation of Uzbekistan.

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