ECOSETTLEMENT: A FASHIONABLE TREND, BUSINESS-IDEA OR VITAL NECESSITY
The article discusses the ideology of ecosettlements and principles of ecodesign as relevant trends of modern artistic and design culture, as a vital necessity and a part of long-term business-development. Their comprehension requires to find the balance between the authentic nature of place and artificially created objective-spatial environment as well as increases the value of a “new dialog between a man and nature” which is characteristic of synergetic conceptions and is cultivated in the environmental worldview. The authors present the experience of studying and professional implementation of these ideas at the Design Department of INRTU.