Visions of the Future of Post-Industrial and Post-Pandemic Housing Architecture

Abstract

Тhe article is devoted to the visions and problems of the future of post-industrial and post-pandemic housing architecture. Architecture always strives for society and trends in it, sometimes anticipating, sometimes lagging behind in its expressions. Now there is another industrial revolution, which should lead to a transition from an industrial to a post-industrial society. The main directions in the change of modern society affecting the architectural design of the living environment are analyzed. It is also alleged that the pandemic was Covid-19 a catalyst that identified serious gaps in the organization of the residential environment. Outbreaks of viruses have occurred and will occur, especially in megacities. The need for social distancing, restrictions on their stay in their own home called into question the accepted principles of designing a residential environment. In the context of the ongoing global socioeconomic changes, there is an urgent need for prudent modernization of traditional residential design models. Experimental housing architecture is a long tradition of finding new forms of housing, supported by the desire of society to find answers to the challenges of time, where the architect has a significant role. The article considers the recommendations of students of architects of the Moscow State University of Civil Engineering on the design of a residential environment with promising proposals for solving existing housing problems, which they carried out during architectural design.