Review article

For over hundred years of urbanization in Belarus, there have developed traditions of experimental and model planning of rural settlements, thanks to which the transformation of rural settlement have acquired a manageable character at the moments of historical transitions. In connection with the transition of the Republic of Belarus to a «green» economy, issues of continuity of planning techniques and settlement development have become relevant. During the study implementation, there were analyzed plans of model settlements in rural areas of Belarus and neighboring countries, as well as projects of ideal models of the «garden city», standard projects prepared as part of the implementation of the «Village of the Future» concept. There have been determined urban planning traditions of designing experimental and model rural settlements in Belarus, taking into account functional zoning and subordination to the landscape. The methods of planning and development of experimental and model rural settlements, which have common features with small towns, are studied. The article considers the urban planning methods that determine the architectural and artistic appearance of modern agro-towns, settlements and villages of Belarus, which should be oriented to in the future.