The article examines the history of the formation of the architecture of university campuses in the South of Russia (the territory of the modern Southern Federal District and Stavropol Krai) - from the creation of the first universities to the present day. The architectural, stylistic and planning features of campuses of different periods of construction are outlined in the context of the development of domestic architecture. The main factors of development and types of campuses in the South of Russia are identified.

Keywords: university campus, history of architecture, types of campuses, material and technical base

Modernization of university campuses in the context of the development of domestic higher education and science to increase the technological sovereignty of the country is one of the pressing problems of modern domestic architecture. The article examines the features of the modern scientific and educational process in higher education and, on their basis, defines the architectural aspects of modernization of existing university campuses.

Keywords: modernization, university campus, modern educational process, university campus model

Modernization of university campuses in the context of the development of domestic higher education and science to increase the technological sovereignty of the country is one of the pressing problems of modern domestic architecture. The article examines the main factors that determine the need to modernize existing university campuses and influence its capabilities and tools. Based on the analysis of these factors, the main modern requirements for campus modernization are formulated.

Keywords: modernization, university campus, modernization factors, modernization requirements

The article examines the situation that emerged as a result of the higher education reform of 2006-2012. in Russia there is a modern organizational and territorial structure of university campuses, which has different types of spatial and territorial location: urban local campus, urban dispersed campus, suburban local campus, mixed. Thus, almost all federal universities are located on several campuses within the territory of the city where they are located, and several of them have campuses in several cities. Some existing classifications of university campuses according to various criteria are considered and their insufficiency for a complete scientific description of modern campuses is revealed. The existing classification by spatial location relative to the city territory is supplemented by such types as regionally dispersed campus and locally dispersed campus. The supplemented classification reflects the current situation in the Russian Federation and allows for a scientific description of modern university campuses in Russia, taking into account their organizational and territorial specifics.

Keywords: classification, university campus, organizational structure, territorial structure, locally dispersed campus, regionally dispersed campus