The new issue of the quarterly magazine "Construction and architecture of Turkmenistan introduces readers to the materials devoted to scientific research in the field of earthquake engineering, introduction of new building materials and structures, urban planning aspects of the design of towns and villages, study of the architectural heritage.

The issue is opened by the materials, devoted to the opening of the International Airport of Ashgabat, which was commissioned in September this year and became one of the important steps toward realization of grand plant of the head of state in sphere of turning of Turkmenistan into largest transport and logistics center of the continent and key link, connecting Europe and Asia.


Several articles in this issue are devoted to several significant Ashgabat facilities included in the Guinness Book, as well as new architectural forms of the capital. Highlights of large-scale housing construction, continuing in all provinces and capital, as well as the introducing the new technologies of precast and monolithic construction are presented in the article “Effective design schemes of high-rise dwelling buildings”, published under the rubric “Experience”.

The article “Management of the seismic effect of mass explosions with using a low-speed means of initiation” in section “Science” tells about the discovered by Turkmen scientists blasting methods in mining quarries for building materials.

The article "New Buildings and Security Archaeology" gives commentary to