Abstract:

Central Asia had three main cultures and, consequently, three schools of housing until the mid-nineteenth century. Despite geopolitical transformations and territorial divisions, Central Asia still has three basic schools and housing cultures. Although the weather and climate are not significantly altered, it is fascinating that the houses belong to different typologies, and the construction materials used, and the technologies used are also not the same. However, certain commonalities unite them: consideration of religious outlook, culture and lifestyle. The single-family houses were mostly found to be similar in their façade.

In contrast to the standard modern houses, I argue that there is less consideration of the rules of experienced housing schools in current construction.

The research is based on an analysis of documents: manuscripts and archival materials from the State Historical Archive of Uzbekistan. In addition, semi-structured interviews were organised with experts and residents. Observations and photography were conducted in the neighbourhoods of Tashkent city.

The country in the centre of Central Asia, Uzbekistan, was taken as the area of focus. The article compares the three main house-building cultures and concludes with recommendations on what to look out for in modern housing construction.