The issues of the development of engineering thinking in the training of architects, starting with pre-university training at school, are considered; the optimal list of disciplines and their content within the school process are determined. The methods of training specialists, their adaptation to the conditions of professional work in the learning process are considered. The method of competitive real design as an elective part of "Architectural Design" of students of the Belgorod Architectural School is discussed, which will improve the training of architects in higher education and develop engineering thinking.

One of the state environmental policy priorities both in Russia and other countries is the preservation and development of nature reserves and specially protected natural territories. The article discusses the state natural reserve “Belogorye” Belgorod region. The nature reserve “Belogorye” territory includes five sites in different municipal districts of the region. The main problem of the reserve development is that its territory is of an island character, does not have connecting elements and is a subject to human impact. To solve the specially protected and adjacent territories development existing problems, a conflict approach, which consists of identifying the subjective and objective territorial development contradictions, identifying urban the planning activities participants (subjects) personal conflicts and finding the means and possibilities to resolve these conflicts by legal and urban planning methods, is proposed. The analysis of the the most problematic areas limitations and burdens of the Belogorie reserve is made. Identified and classified urban conflicts in relation to the reserve territory among which are: land use, social and functional purposes, transport, regulatory documents, property. The regional significance cultural heritage objects are revealed - architectural monuments and historically significant places (zaseki). A territories adjacent functioning model to the reserve has been developed. It also proposes the cultural heritage object reconstruction with the hotel and a museum adaptation.

The work is devoted to the study of the characteristics of porous gypsum concretes obtained by the methods of foaming and gas formation using an acid blowing agent. Modification of the structure of gypsum stone makes it possible to obtain materials with high strength and good heat and sound insulation characteristics. The characteristics of the durability of the material largely depend on the type of pore structure, and the creation of the required pore structure can be carried out by various methods, among which the most studied and effective are foaming, which involves the introduction of gypsum dough into a pre-prepared foam and gas formation initiated by introducing gas-forming agents into the mixture at the stage mixing. In the work, samples of foam-gypsum and gas-gypsum were made, their strength characteristics and their thermal conductivity were evaluated. Using the method of optical microscopy, a comparative assessment of the macrostructure of cellular gypsum concretes and its comparison with gypsum stone was made. Using an electronic microscope, the microstructures of gas gypsum and foam gypsum were studied at x20, x100 and x500 magnifications. Fundamental differences in the resulting structures are established. From the array of data obtained, the most effective compositions were selected, proving the prospects for the development of porous gypsum materials. Based on the analysis and generalization of the obtained experimental data, recommendations are given on the use of the obtained compositions of porous gypsum concretes in civil engineering.

The research problem lies in the urgent need to preserve the historical, cultural, and architectural and urban planning heritage of cave monasteries due to the risk of their loss. Natural and anthropogenic factors of the destruction of cave temples and monasteries were formulated. Ways to preserve cave temples and monasteries were considered. Principles for the development of design solutions for the revitalization of the adjacent territory and the cave monastery were proposed, such as functional, urban planning, infrastructural, the principle of the identity of the environment. The following algorithm for revitalizing cave monasteries was proposed: a study of the place and history of the emergence of the cave monastery; a study of the resource potential of the object; identification of problems of further development of the territory and underground facility; development of a conceptual proposal for adapting the facility to modern operating conditions.

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