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Beschreibung
Tashkent, the southernmost metropolis of millions in the Soviet Union, is a city redolent with architectural contrasts and paradoxes. Home to the world's most beautiful prefabricated buildings, it features a prominent urban duality predicated upon the oriental Old City and the Russian New City.

Never was this contrast brought into sharper focus than during the severe earthquake of 1966 which left the New City relatively unscathed but the Old City in ruins. Yet one respite was offered: a rebuilding effort which triggered an upsurge of innovation.

The city thus became the face of Seismic Modernism - unprecedented in history, the earthquake stimulated the modernisation of urban development in Tashkent. Architects incorporated regional building traditions in their socialist modern designs, including the visually intriguing façade mosaics attributed to the little-known Jarsky brothers.

The rebuilding of Tashkent provides a perfect example of Soviet ideas about urban planning - in which technical standardisation and social requirements were no more of a contradiction than the design of experimental living concepts and the simultaneous search for an expression of national identity in building. Tashkent thus represents a unique example of radical urban redevelopment in a Soviet megacity with standard designs.
Tashkent, the southernmost metropolis of millions in the Soviet Union, is a city redolent with architectural contrasts and paradoxes. Home to the world's most beautiful prefabricated buildings, it features a prominent urban duality predicated upon the oriental Old City and the Russian New City.

Never was this contrast brought into sharper focus than during the severe earthquake of 1966 which left the New City relatively unscathed but the Old City in ruins. Yet one respite was offered: a rebuilding effort which triggered an upsurge of innovation.

The city thus became the face of Seismic Modernism - unprecedented in history, the earthquake stimulated the modernisation of urban development in Tashkent. Architects incorporated regional building traditions in their socialist modern designs, including the visually intriguing façade mosaics attributed to the little-known Jarsky brothers.

The rebuilding of Tashkent provides a perfect example of Soviet ideas about urban planning - in which technical standardisation and social requirements were no more of a contradiction than the design of experimental living concepts and the simultaneous search for an expression of national identity in building. Tashkent thus represents a unique example of radical urban redevelopment in a Soviet megacity with standard designs.
Über den Autor
Dr. Philipp Meuser (born 1969) is a Berlin-based architect and professor specialising in modular construction and industrial housing construction. As an internationally recognised expert, he advises politicians and authorities on issues relating to serial construction. With over 20 years of practical experience in this field, he has been involved in numerous projects both in Germany and abroad. Meuser's architectural history research and handbooks make a significant contribution to the study and evaluation of the heritage value of prefabricated residential buildings.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
Genre: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Architektur
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: 304 S.
ISBN-13: 9783869229935
ISBN-10: 3869229934
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Meuser, Philipp
Übersetzung: Knowles, Clarice
Chmelnizki, Dmitrij
Auflage: 2. Auflage
Hersteller: DOM Publishers
Meuser, Philipp, Prof. Dr.
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: DOM publishers, Dr. Philipp Meuser, Caroline-von-Humboldt-Weg 20, D-10117 Berlin, info@dom-publishers.com
Maße: 237 x 218 x 28 mm
Von/Mit: Philipp Meuser
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.11.2025
Gewicht: 1,128 kg
Artikel-ID: 134424133

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