The article gives a systematic review of the architectural composition of the oldest capital urban complex of the North Caucasus – the fortress of Derbent. On the material of historical sources stages of urban planning are reconstructed, the role of economic and foreign policy factors in the development of the urban environment in historical retrospect is shown.

Keywords: industry history, architecture, urban planning

The evolution of organizational and technological methods of construction of public buildings during the Russian middle Ages from aesthetic, economic and socio-political aspects is studied. This paper examines the impact of the economic component of the state on the possibility of construction of the building, its carrying capacity. The a priori necessity of construction of religious building in the Middle ages even in the conditions of permanent economic crisis is proved

Keywords: organization of construction; construction economics, history of architecture, history of the construction industry