THE TRANSFORMATION OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE IN KAZAKHSTAN: FROM SOVIET “INTERNATIONALISM” TO A POST-SOVIET UNDESTANDING OF THE REGIONAL IDENTITY
Abdrassilova G. Danibekova E.
2021Institut za Arhitekturu i Urbanizam Srbije
Spatium
2021Issue 4673 - 80 pp.
After the collapse of the USSR at the end of the 20th century, the Soviet republics, including Kazakhstan, that had beenpreviously united within one country became independent countries and went through decades of reforms to establishnew social, political and economic frameworks and revive their own cultural traditions. The transition from the stateplannedSoviet-era economy to the market economy was accompanied by dramatic changes in all aspects of life – in theeconomy, science and culture. The Soviet architecture in Kazakhstan met the contemporary requirements of its time:all settlements were developed according to approved master plans, and design and construction were carried outby large state companies with powerful technical potential. 30 years of post-Soviet life have gone by since 1991, andKazakhstan has gone through some transformation in its architecture; it is now searching for methods of expressinga unique Kazakh architectural language with its own particular regional characteristics seen in: arches, domes,ornamental motifs of decorative design.The purpose of the study is to analyse the transformation that the architecture in Kazakhstan has undergone so far inthe 21st century using the example of public buildings, and to identify the factors forming new features of architecture.Realizing the dependencies of Kazakhstan’s architectural transformation on the new social and economic conditionswill help architects strengthen the regional identity in the architecture through the symbiosis of traditional localexperience and new global technologies.
Avant-garde architecture , Kazakhstan , Regional identity , Transformation
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Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering (KazGASA), Faculty of Architecture, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering (KazGASA)
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