"How Design Changes the City" — the theme of the second Tashkent Design Week. Details

"How Design Changes the City" — this is the theme of the second season of Tashkent Design Week. Details

The second season of Tashkent Design Week — an international platform that brings together architects, designers, urban planners, developers, and creative industry representatives — will take place in the capital from October 26 to November 1. The theme of the week is "How Design Changes the City."

This year, the focus is on the development of New Tashkent and the role that architecture, design, and urbanism play in creating a new urban environment. The organizers reported that special attention will be paid to Tashkent's modernist heritage, the preservation of urban identity, as well as education in the fields of design and architecture.

The project is being implemented with the support of the Art and Culture Development Foundation of Uzbekistan together with the community of designers and architects, Uzbekistan Creative Park, the New Tashkent Directorate, Tashkent City Mall, the Premium Concept design center, UFDC, and the hokimiyat of the capital.

The program will include discussions in the format of public talks, presentations, an exhibition of product design, architectural projects, and city events.

"Uzbekistan is increasingly represented at leading international cultural and design venues, which creates new connections between the local creative community and the international professional environment. It is equally important to develop this dialogue within the country," noted Gayane Umerova, Head of the Department of Creative Economy and Tourism of the Presidential Administration and Chairperson of the Art and Culture Development Foundation.

The events will take place at several venues: in the Design Atrium at Tashkent City Mall, the Center for Contemporary Art, Premium Concept Showroom, National Park, and the State Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan. A series of art objects is also planned across a number of locations.

One of the key events of the week will be the display of a scale model of New Tashkent — a city adjacent to the capital designed for 2 million inhabitants.

The project will feature a complex of high-rise towers and the Alisher Navoi International Research Center, developed by the architectural bureau Zaha Hadid Architects. The center will house a museum of literature, research and educational spaces, as well as venues for cultural events.

"The future of New Tashkent is defined not only by buildings. It is about creating a new urban environment, identity, and quality of life. Design plays an important role in this process. Tashkent Design Week creates a platform where the professional community can discuss and jointly shape this vision," said Davronjon Adilov, Director of the New Tashkent Directorate.

The public talks program will be dedicated to architectural strategies, sustainable design, the role of technology in creating public spaces, the formation of the design code of New Tashkent, as well as Tashkent Modernism, its significance for urban identity, and the protection of architectural heritage.

Participants will discuss the training of specialists who will be able to combine technological innovations, cultural context, and modern approaches to urban environment design.

"Architecture and design begin with an educational foundation. Investments in a new generation of specialists define the future of our cities and communities. We are pleased to co-organize the public program of the second season of Tashkent Design Week and provide students with the opportunity to become part of the professional dialogue," noted Shukrullo Jakhongirov, Dean of the School of Architecture and Design at Central Asian University.

The discussions will feature architect of ARC Architects Bobir Klichev, urban architect and founder of SAD Studio Maria Sultanova, representatives of the architectural bureau Lyudi Architects, head of the architecture and design studio Atelier Brückner (Germany) Shirin Brückner, which is working on the project of the National Museum of Uzbekistan based on the architectural concept of Japanese architect Tadao Ando, as well as a representative of the international architectural and technology company Cross Works Hakan Agca, who will present work on the master plan for the new city.

The product exhibition Tashkent Design Week 2026 will bring together furniture, interior items, and other works by local and international designers. In the presented projects, traditional craft practices and materials will receive a new interpretation.

The exhibition will show how local techniques and working with materials become part of modern product design, uniting cultural context, functionality, and an authorial approach.

Among the exhibits are an experimental chair by the founder of the J-Kim brand Zhenya Kim, furniture by Spanish designer Marivi Bombarelli, and tables by Igor Lipkin's international studio Design 49.

From October 27 to 31, the City Activation program will bring together more than 20 salons and showrooms of local and international brands. It will include exhibition projects, presentations of new collections, and professional events at various venues across Tashkent.

Some of the events will be available by prior registration. A shuttle service will be organized for transportation between key venues of the week.

Last year, the first season of Tashkent Design Week gathered more than 1,000 visitors, over 30 events, 20 presentations, and 41 speakers. The events were held at more than 20 venues in the city, and the digital reach of the project exceeded 6 million people.

"This year we are expanding the program, uniting New Tashkent, local professional communities, business, educational institutions, and international participants. Our goal is to develop the week together with the city and create a platform that reflects the changes in the design industry of Uzbekistan," said CEO of Tashkent Design Week Said Fazylov.