Brutalism in Uzbekistan

Soviet Uzbekistan became a testing ground for a regional modernism that combined concrete construction with Central Asian traditions: deep sun screens, ceramic ornament and courtyard planning adapted to fierce summers. Tashkent, rebuilt after the 1966 earthquake, received the fullest program of new public buildings in the region.

Yevgeny Rozanov led major governmental commissions in the rebuilt capital, while Sergo Sutyagin was among the local architects who gave Tashkent its boldest sculptural structures. Halls such as the Istiqlol Palace (1981) show the era's mix of monumental concrete frames and national decorative motifs. This heritage is now studied internationally as a distinct branch of Soviet modernism.