On the question of the mutual influence of architectural design and stage design
Problem statement. This article describes the processes by which the interaction of architectural design and stage design art takes place. The purpose of the study is to determine whether the methods of artistic design of theatrical productions are capable of finding their application in the organization of the urban architectural environment. The authors set the following tasks: 1) to study the history and chronology of the development of theatrical art and set design; 2) to analyze how the contact between the theater and architecture occurs: review the work of architects and set designers, study the activities of creative groups that used methods of merging various spheres of arts (including architecture and theater) in creating their works, and find out whether the study of architecture in obtaining stage education and vice versa; 3) to reveal whether the architectural space, organized as a stage space, by scenographic approaches, can have a positive impact on the cultural development of users. Results. The main results of the research consist in determining the quality of the mutual influence of architecture and set design. Conclusions. The significance of the results obtained for the architecture consists in the discovery that such an approach can positively influence the development of architecture and create spaces that increase the cultural level of society.