2008 Volume 73 Issue 627 Pages 1089-1095
The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the revival process of the regional decoration on the exterior walls of Soviet Uzbekistan architecture, especially in the housing complexes that evolved in the city of Tashkent, the capital since 1930. This area of Uzbekistan includes many historic ruins; architectural decoration is one of the main features of the traditional buildings. This decoration was gradually utilized while the nation searched for a Uzbek national style. Following the non-decorated Dom-Comuna in a constructivist style, traditional decoration was partly used in housing complexes with Stalinist Classicism by the handiworks of the traditional decorative masters, called ‘usto’. Since 1973, this decoration covered very large parts of façades and the side-wall of the standard panel-style housing complexes. The technique, color and style of wall decorations originated from traditional Uzbek decoration such as ganchi, pandjara, and mosaic tile.
