In the course of the history of the development of countries, large cities – megacities were formed. It will not come as a surprise that many have already become familiar with such a term as agglomeration. The emerging infrastructure between regional centers or just around a large city could not do without residents living on its territory. Naturally, it is necessary to create comfortable conditions for living. This is how settlements (including urban-type ones) began to form. But within the framework of the article, the emphasis is placed exclusively on cottage settlements. It is impossible not to pay attention to the experience of the development of settlements in the USA. About 40% live in the suburbs of American cities, which in quantitative terms exceeds 130 million people. The development of new residential areas outside of cities in America was accompanied by the development of transport, socio-cultural infrastructure, educational institutions. Low land prices began to encourage people to move into their own housing. It would be incorrect to project the trend of deurbanization of the United States on Russia. On the territory of the Russian Federation, educational and other institutions are mostly located in cities, mostly in large ones. Despite this, the very phenomenon of the formation of cottage settlements, urban-type settlements has not spared the largest country in the world. It is possible that the infrastructural development of such settlements will be reflected in the future by an increase in the standard of living throughout the country and an increase in the number of people willing to change apartments for two-storey private houses.

Keywords: urban planning, multi-storey construction, experimental buildings, alton west, Pripyat building, post-war construction, development of the idea of ​​a block, block building, social action of building, architecture of the 20th century, post-war