Trends in the development of creative spaces: the experience of Yaroslavl

The paper presents trends in the development of creative spaces in the modern city. The authors have studied the positive experience of their creation in Yaroslavl in order to transform the unused industrial areas ‘Textil’ on the premises of the existing factory ‘Krasny Perekop’ and to organise a new space on the site of the former flour mill No. 1. The methods of data collection are objective analysis, observation, photo fixation and survey. The conceptual basis in the research methodology is the approach to understanding creativity as a dynamic part of cultural capital. In this context, creative spaces represent points of growth of social changes in society and people's consciousness. Possessing the property of multifunctionality, they contribute to the formation of the integral architectural image of the city, taking into account the concentrated totality of universal and cultural values and resources. Art cluster at the present stage is a synergy of the art of architecture, culture and business.