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Seismic Modernism: Architecture and Housing in Soviet Tashkent by Philipp Meuser (Paperback, 2016)

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Tashkent, the southernmost metropolis of millions in the Soviet Union, is a city redolent with architectural contrasts and para doxes. Home to the most beautiful prefabricated buildings in the world, 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 facade mosaics attributed to the little-known Zharsky 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.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
DOM Publishers
ISBN-13
9783869224930
eBay Product ID (ePID)
221701069

Product Key Features

Book Title
Seismic Modernism: Architecture and Housing in Soviet Tashkent
Author
Philipp Meuser
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2016
Number of Pages
256 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
230mm
Item Width
210mm

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Philipp Meuser
Country/Region of Manufacture
Germany