Iskandar Soliyev
Uzbekistani urbanist and urban planner, author of the Archemistry | Urban project; hosts the walking interviews «Piyoda gurung».
Biography
Iskandar Soliyev is an urbanist and urban planner. According to a Gazeta.uz interview, he grew up in the Oltinkol district of Andijan region. He studied at the Andijan specialized art boarding school, earned bachelor's and master's degrees at the Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, and worked in Ukraine and Russia.
Gazeta.uz (April 2026) describes him as a state and international consultant on urban planning and sustainable mobility. In 2022–2023 he took part in the reconstruction of Shota Rustaveli Street (with a bus lane in its central section), and in 2024–2026 in developing design codes for Tashkent and Jizzakh.
He writes the Telegram channel Archemistry | Urban. Gazeta.uz's YouTube roundups show that in 2024 he released walking interviews, «Piyoda gurung», under the Archemistry Urban name: with blogger Mirzo Zominiy (Yunusabad), economist Behzod Hoshimov (Anhor canal), and with Umid Gafurov and Muhrim A'zamkhojayev.
He speaks publicly for pedestrian safety, parks, public transport and citizen input in planning. In April 2026 he presented an alternative to a planned overpass at the Buyuk Ipak Yoli intersection: a single-level crossing with pocket parks and a bus lane.
Life path
- 2022Shota Rustaveli Street
Took part in the street's reconstruction project (2022–2023).
- 2024«Piyoda gurung»
A series of walking interviews on Tashkent's streets under the Archemistry Urban name.
- 2024Design codes
Took part in developing design codes for Tashkent and Jizzakh (2024–2026).
- 2026Buyuk Ipak Yoli intersection
Presented a single-level alternative to a planned overpass.