Journals / Peyzaj Araştırmaları ve Uygulamaları Dergisi / 2026 / Cilt: 8 Sayı: 1

BRUTALIST ARCHITECTURE: EXAMINING THE TASHKENT MODERNISM PROJECT AND DEVELOPING A CONSERVATION MODEL FOR TÜRKİYE

BRÜTALİST MİMARİ: TAŞKENT MODERNİSM PROJESİNİN İNCELENMESİ ve TÜRKİYE İÇİN KORUMA MODELİNİN GELİŞTİRİLMESİ

Pages
90–104
Publication Date
2026-06-30
🏛️Bibliographic metadata and full text access for this article are provided via DergiPark.
DergiPark Record ↗
✨

AI Summary & Key Takeaways

AI Insight
⚡ TL;DR(Too Long; Didn't Read)

In this context, the study does not propose Brutalism as a design model for new developments, but rather highlights its value as an important layer of twentieth-century architectural heritage that requires documentation and conservation.

📌 3 Key Takeaways

🎯
Objective & Hypothesis:Brutalist architecture emerged as a significant architectural movement between the 1960s and 1980s, characterized by the expressive use of exposed concrete, monumental forms, and structural clarity.
📊
Key Findings & Data:Although many Brutalist buildings were constructed during the mid-twentieth century, in recent decades these structures have increasingly been recognized as an important component of modern architectural heritage.
💡
Conclusion & Impact:In this context, the study does not propose Brutalism as a design model for new developments, but rather highlights its value as an important layer of twentieth-century architectural heritage that requires documentation and conservation.
🔬Design:Modeling & Simulation
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Brütalism · Brütalist Mimari · Taşkent Modernizm

Abstract

Brutalist architecture emerged as a significant architectural movement between the 1960s and 1980s, characterized by the expressive use of exposed concrete, monumental forms, and structural clarity. Although many Brutalist buildings were constructed during the mid-twentieth century, in recent decades these structures have increasingly been recognized as an important component of modern architectural heritage. However, rapid urban transformation processes and changing urban policies have led to the demolition or alteration of many Brutalist buildings, particularly in large metropolitan cities. This study examines Brutalist architecture through a comparative analysis of selected buildings in Tashkent and Istanbul within the framework of the Tashkent Modernism Project. Buildings such as the Alisher Navoi Cinema and Chorsu Hotel in Tashkent, and the Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM) and the former Tercüman Newspaper Building in Istanbul, are analyzed in order to identify common architectural characteristics and contextual differences. The architectural features observed in the Tashkent examples are used as analytical criteria to evaluate the Istanbul cases. In this context, the study does not propose Brutalism as a design model for new developments, but rather highlights its value as an important layer of twentieth-century architectural heritage that requires documentation and conservation.

Özet

Brütalist mimari, 1960–1980 yılları arasında ortaya çıkan ve özellikle brüt beton kullanımı, anıtsal kütle düzeni ve yapısal ifadeyi öne çıkaran önemli bir mimari akımdır. Ancak bu yapılar günümüzde yalnızca belirli bir dönemin mimari üretimi olarak değil, aynı zamanda modern mimari mirasın önemli bir parçası olarak değerlendirilmektedir. Buna karşın, hızlı kentsel dönüşüm süreçleri ve değişen kent politikaları, birçok Brütalist yapının yıkılması ya da özgün karakterini kaybetmesi gibi sorunlara yol açmaktadır. Bu çalışma, Taşkent Modernizm Projesi çerçevesinde Taşkent ve İstanbul’daki seçilmiş yapılar üzerinden Brütalist mimariyi karşılaştırmalı bir yaklaşımla incelemektedir. Bu kapsamda Taşkent’teki Alişer Nevai Sineması ve Chorsu Oteli, İstanbul’daki Atatürk Kültür Merkezi (AKM) ve yıkılmış olan Tercüman Gazetesi Binası analiz edilerek mimari özellikler ve bağlamsal farklılıklar ortaya konmuştur. Taşkent örneklerinde belirlenen mimari özellikler karşılaştırma kriterleri olarak kullanılmış ve İstanbul’daki yapılar bu kriterler doğrultusunda değerlendirilmiştir. Bu bağlamda çalışma, Brütalizmi yeni bir mimari tasarım modeli olarak önermek yerine, modern mimari mirasın korunması gereken bir katmanı olarak ele almaktadır.

🔖

Cite This Article

Zayniddinkhujaev, R. (2026). BRUTALIST ARCHITECTURE: EXAMINING THE TASHKENT MODERNISM PROJECT AND DEVELOPING A CONSERVATION MODEL FOR TÜRKİYE. Peyzaj Araştırmaları ve Uygulamaları Dergisi, Cilt: 8 Sayı: 1, 90–104. https://doi.org/10.56629/paud.1858405

📄 Full Text PDF Viewer

📄

PDF görüntüleyici hazırlanıyor...

References (25)

  1. Anthony. V, (2012).Learning to Love Brutalism. Docomomo Journal, 47, 4-9. https://doi.org/10.52200/47.A.Q0J80HCU
  2. Altun, D. (2016). Brutalism Now: Rethinking Brutalism in Contemporary World Architecture. The Artist and Journal of Home Culture. https://doi.org/10.3390/arts5020003
  3. Balcı Öztürk, Ö., & Şenyurt, O. (2024). İkinci Dünya Savaşı Sonrası Mimaride Yeni Brütalizm ve Türkiye’ye Yansımaları (1960-1980). Sanat Tarihi Dergisi, 33(2), 965-993. https://doi.org/10.29135/std.1495018
  4. Banham, R. (1966). The New Brutalism: Ethic or Aesthetic? London: Architectural Press.
  5. Bozdoğan, S. (2001). Modernism and Nation Building: Turkish Architectural Culture in the Early Republic.
  6. Boris Ch. (2024).Modernism in Tashkent: stylistic evolution and institutional history.ACDF Tashkent Modernism Dergisi https://tashkentmodernism.uz
  7. Celli, S. (2025). A Protection Inventory for Modernist Heritage. Tashkent Modernism XX/XXI. ISBN:9783037787519
  8. Christian S. (2012) Tashkent: Forging a Soviet City (1930–1966), Journal of Urban Technology, 19:1, 103-106, DOI: 10.1080/10630732.2011.648444
  9. Del Curto, D. (2025). A Methodology for Preserving the Modernist Architecture of Tashkent. Tashkent Modernism XX/XXI. ISBN:978-3-03778-751-9
  10. Deo, F. and Celli, S. (2025). An Overview of National Legislation for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in Uzbekistan: From the Late-Soviet Period to the Present Day. Tashkent Modernism XX/XXI. ISBN:978-3-03778-751-9
  11. Tanyeli, U. (2017). Yıkarak yapmak: Anarşist bir mimarlık kuramı için altlık. Metis Yayınları.
  12. Türeli, I. (2018). Architecture as Advertising: The Istanbul Reklam Building. Mid-Century Modernism in Turkey. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315751849
  13. Curtis, W. J. R. (1996).Modern Architecture Since 1900.London: Phaidon Press. ISBN: 9780714833565
  14. Frampton, K. (2007).Modern Architecture: A Critical History (4th ed.).London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN: 9780500203954
  15. Glendinning, M. (2019). The conservation of modern architecture.Architectural History, 62, 387–410. https://doi.org/10.1017/arh.2019.2
  16. Gürel, M. (2016). Mid-Century Modernism in Turkey: Architecture Across Cultures in the 1950s and 1960s (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315751849
  17. Söylemez.D.,(2022). Brütalist Mimari: İstanbul Atatürk Kültür Merkezi. Türk İslam Dünyası Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi (TIDSAD). https://doi.org/10.29228/TIDSAD.64355
  18. Hatherley.O., (2011). A Guide to the New Ruins of Great Britain. London: Verso. Publisher ‏Verso Books; Reprint edition, ISBN-10 ‎: 1844677001, (p.87), 416 pages.
  19. Korkmaz, S., & Gül, M. (2026). Tercüman Newspaper Building: A Lost Example of Avant-Garde Modernism In Türkiye. Tasarım + Kuram, 22(45), 83-96. https://izlik.org/JA79WU67DY
  20. Karakul, Özlem ve Ömür Bakırer. (2018). “Tarihi Yapılarda Zanaat-Mimari Bütünlüğü ve Çağdaş Tasarımlarda Sürdürülebilirliği Üzerine Bir Değerlendirme”. Art-Sanat, sy 10: 168-95. https://izlik.org/JA62LU93KT
  21. Marino, F.P.R. (2025). From Rationalism to Brutalism: An Architectural Heritage to Be Sustainability Transformed. Intervention Strategies. In: Bernardo, G., Palmero Iglesias, L.M. (eds) Multi-scale Perspectives on Building Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Cities. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-90363-2_4
  22. Macdonald, S. (2011). Modern heritage conservation. Journal of Architectural Conservation, 17(3), 7–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/13556207.2011.10785089
  23. Macarthur, J., (2000). Brutalism, ugliness and the picturesque object. CENTRE FOR ARCHITECTURE THEORY CRITICIS HISTORY, ISBN 0-473-07284-X, (p.259-66).
  24. Mould,O.,(2017). Brutalism Redux: Relational Monumentality and the Urban Politics of Brutalist Architecture. Antipode, 49: 701–720. doi: 10.1111/anti.12306. https://doi.org/10.1111/anti.12306
  25. Hatherley.O., (2011). A Guide to the New Ruins of Great Britain. London: Verso. Publisher ‏Verso Books; Reprint edition, ISBN-10 ‎: 1844677001, (p.87), 416 pages.