Co-working: gentrification method, “third place” and/or new form of educational environment organization

Abstract

The article is dedicated to the research of the co-working phenomenon presenting a new type of the object, new type of the form of the city and society qualitative life. Having quite a broad geography, functional variety, variety of city-planning situations, a wide range of space-planning and descriptive solutions, co-working is interpreted as a specific “third place”, educational space, a new type of an efficient production facility as well as a new integral environment corresponding to the lifestyle of modern digital nomads. An active development of educational functions makes co-working an integral part of educational institutions. The paper proposes a concept for forming the cluster “IRNITU Co-working” serving as a means for gentrification of the Campus territory, new form of the “third place” of a modern university, image space and educational hub; discusses the results of the use of IRNITU co-working.