Philosophical and Aesthetic Analysis of the Urban Environment in the Research Practice of Architectural Design
The article reveals the problems of creating an artistic image of cities at the present stage. The originality of the approach consists in fixing the point of view of the researcher - the practicing architect - the artist, interested in the project, activity approach, as opposed to the art criticism analyst. Examples of creative works of the author are given, which are measurements of the artistic qualities of the urban environment. the article concludes that it is necessary to create new public and state institutions designed to develop the urban environment of Russian cities.