Architectural profession: Modern creative trends in the university formation

Purpose: The aim of the paper is to determine problems of the educational environment of architectural universities in Russia, formation trends in design solutions based on the analysis of the world experience.Methods: Tendencies in the design of higher educational institutions of the creative orientation are identified for the concept development of design proposal meeting modern requirements. The analysis of tendencies is used to develop the functional zone interconnection.Research findings: The paper describes general tendencies of architectural education, the most common urban planning, volumetric-spatial, functional-planning and architecturalartistic solutions. The main functional zones are considered; the interconnection of functional zones developed for the structure of higher education institution. Based on the identified trends, functional and spatial structures are proposed for creativity-oriented universities.Practical implications: In designing a creativity-oriented university, it is necessary not only to provide a technological process, but also create the environment as an active educational element meeting modern requirements of all participants of the educational process.