The formation and development of industrial architecture in Central Asia (late XIX - early XX centuries)

This article describes the introduction of new, more advanced materials and structures in the architecture of industrial, public buildings and bridges in Central Asia. This did not result in the replacement of one technique or structural element, but in the renewal of the entire architecture of the period. One of these materials was iron and concrete. New structures such as metal domes, reinforced concrete frames and metal structures appeared. The use of metal structures is considered using industrial buildings built in Tashkent as an example. Structural systems were first used in industrial architecture and then in the architecture of public buildings. The use of the frame system was first implemented in the buildings of the Cadet Corps and the Tsintsadze Circus. Several groups of structural systems are also considered in detail: frame-wall structural structure, metal-brick structural system, brick-reinforced concrete structure. Particular attention is paid to the development of structural systems in bridge construction.