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Rayimkulov Akmal Axmatovich

Rayimkulov Akmal Axmatovich

Senior Researcher

rayimkulovakmal@gmail.com+ (998) 97 289 45 39

Biography

Rayimkulov Akmal— Architect, educator, and researcher. Currently, he serves as a senior researcher in the "Development and Conceptual Design of Tourism Facilities" department at the "Silk Road" International Research Institute. His research and professional work focus on studying the history, architectural characteristics, stages of repair and restoration, and current usage of architectural monuments. He also develops scientific and practical recommendations for the preservation, repair, and conservation of architectural monuments and conducts research on the development of pilgrimage tourism. Throughout his research career, he has placed special emphasis on creating tourist routes based on architectural heritage sites, conducting measurements of monuments using modern equipment, generating digital models, and implementing the resulting findings in practice.

Education

  1. 2007-2012 · Bachelor’s Degree

    Architecture

    Samarkand State Institute of Architecture and Construction named after Mirzo Ulugbek

  2. 2012-2014 · Master’s Degree

    heory and History of Architecture; Restoration and Conservation of Architectural Monuments

    Samarkand State Institute of Architecture and Construction named after Mirzo Ulugbek

Publications

Textbooks, manuals and other materials

  1. Mamatqulov O‘.O‘., Rayimkulov A.A. Design of Architectural Monument Restoration. Teaching Manual. – Samarkand, 2024. – 144 p.

Research articles

  1. Rayimkulov A.A. Pilgrimage Sites of the Urgut District, Samarkand Region (The Case of the Shirboq Ota Shrine) // Problems of Architecture and Construction. – Samarkand, 2020. – No. 2. – Pp. 14–17.
  2. Rayimkulov A.A. Formation, Architectural Features and Restoration History of the Ko‘k Ota Shrine in the Samarkand Region // Problems of Architecture and Construction. – Samarkand, 2021. – No. 1 (Part 1). – Pp. 12–15.
  3. Rayimkulov A.A. History and Architectural Features of the Ostona Bobo Complex // San’at. Journal of the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan. – Tashkent, 2021. – No. 2. – Pp. 15–18. The article was published in Uzbek, Russian, and English.
  4. Rayimkulov A.A. Architectural Features of the Mahdumi A’zam Religious and Memorial Complex // Architecture and Construction of Uzbekistan. – Tashkent, 2021. – No. 05–06. – Pp. 54–60.
  5. Rayimkulov A.A. History and Methods of Restoration of Memorial Complexes: The Case of the Khoja Safoi Vali Complex in Samarkand // Bulletin of the Khorezm Mamun Academy. – Khiva, 2022. – No. 8/3 (93). – Pp. 132–136. The article examines the formation and architecture of the complex, its restoration history, reconstruction methods, and present condition.
  6. Rayimkulov A.A. History and Methods of Renovation of Memorial Complexes: The Example of Khoja Safoi Vali Complex in Samarkand // Theoretical and Applied Science. – 2022. – Issue 08. – Vol. 112.
  7. Rayimkulov A.A. The History of Architecture and Restoration of the Khwaja Akhrori Vali Memorial-Cult Complex in Samarkand // History of Architecture and Conservation in Transoxiana (Maveraünnehir): International Online Symposium Proceedings Book. – Istanbul: Yeditepe University, 2022. – Pp. 91–96.
  8. Rayimkulov A.A. Architecture of the Khoja Abdi Berun Complex in Samarkand: Its Significance as Cultural Heritage // Proceedings of the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Architecture: Heritage and Modernity”. – Tashkent: TACI, 2022. – Pp. 197–200.
  9. Rayimkulov A.A. Architectural Significance of the Khoja Abdi Berun Complex in Samarkand as Cultural Heritage // Central Asian Journal of Arts and Design. – 2023. – Vol. 4. – Issue 2. – Pp. 23–27. Published online on 27 February 2023.
  10. Rayimkulov A. Architecture of the Sufi Shrine “Ostona Bobo” in the Samarkand Region in the Fifteenth–Sixteenth Centuries // Journal of Engineering, Mechanics and Modern Architecture. – 2023. – Vol. 2. – No. 4. – Pp. 68–74.
  11. Rayimkulov A. Formation of the Chor-Chinor Pilgrimage Site and the Architectural Features of Its Mosque // Cultural Echoes on the Silk Road: Bridging Historical Legacies with Modern Tourism: International Scientific and Practical Conference. – 16–18 May 2024. – Pp. 356–367. – DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11219106.
  12. Rayimkulov A.A. Architecture of the Khoja Abdi Berun Complex in Samarkand and Its Role in the Development of Pilgrimage Tourism // Proceedings of the First International Scientific and Practical Symposium “Current Issues in the Study and Preservation of the Material Cultural Heritage of the Silk Road”. – Samarkand, 2025. – Pp. 390–393. – ISBN 978-9910-8855-9-4.
  13. Rayimkulov A.A. Architectural Formation of Memorial Complexes in the Samarkand Region and Their Significance for Pilgrimage Tourism // International Scientific and Practical Conference “Capacity Building in Earthquake Resilience” (IERBS-2025). – Tashkent, 11–13 March 2025. – P. 294.
  14. Rayimkulov A.A. Architecture of the Fifteenth–Sixteenth-Century Sufi Shrine “Ostona Bobo” in the Nurobod District of the Samarkand Region // Nurobod – An Ancient Land: Collective Monograph. – Samarkand: Access Service, 2025. – Pp. 112–120.