TYPOLOGY OF HISTORICAL ENSEMBLESIN CITIES OF CENTRAL UKRAINE

The article examines the urgent issue of preserving the architectural heritage represented by different types of historical architectural ensembles on the example of the cities in Central Ukraine. The article identifies 4 periods of the composition development of the studied cities and types of architectural ensembles. The novelty of the study is the classification of the historical types of architectural ensembles found in the cities of Central Ukraine, accompanied by the definition of their typological and system-preserving features. The typological features and construction patterns of the historical types of ensembles are considered as a compositional tool in the regeneration of historical city centers and become the basis for the development of architectural regulation of new development in the historical environment. The observance of the typological features of ensembles in the development of new territories will ensure the continuity of urban development, allow for the harmonization of the composition of new buildings with the historical ones and preserve the ‘spirit of the city’ in the development of new territories.