PhD - Old-town Tashkent

Doctoral research at TU Dresden on the historic urban fabric of Tashkent's old town - heritage conservation meets design.

Timeline

2024Start under Prof. Dr. Marx, TU Dresden
2024April - first Tashkent trip: gathering source material
2024Nov-Dec - second trip: more material; defining the topic & the research gap
2025August - third trip: further material, refining the topic
2026January - final topic approved; methodology defined
2026Apr-May - fourth trip: data collection on the defined topic
2027Writing & publications
2028Submission & defence (target)

Focus

My doctorate at TU Dresden (Chair of Heritage Conservation & Design) studies the old-town fabric of Tashkent - how its historic urban morphology formed, survived, and can be safeguarded.

Why it matters

Rapid change threatens the legibility of historic quarters. Documenting and understanding the fabric is the first step toward conserving it.

Method

Archival study, on-site survey and morphological analysis - bridging architectural history with field documentation across four research trips to Tashkent.

PhD - Old-town Tashkent — Source: General Plan for the Development of Tashkent - comp. A. I. Banke et al.; photos E. R. Eschenbach, B. V. Gulyakov