Modernism is considered as a phenomenon of world culture at the turn of the XIX-XX centuries, its features in the architecture of European countries, in Russia and, in particular, in Samara. The stages of development of the Samara Art Nouveau and its composition-decorative and color features are highlighted in detail. The existing semantic typology of decorative elements of modern style is analyzed. Particular attention is paid to the compositional aspects of the shaping of decorative elements

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... f modernism with the identifi cation of the simplest geometric forms. The main color principles and color combinations of the Art Nouveau architecture are revealed, on the basis of which specifi c recommendations on the splitt ing of one of the Samara mansions in the Neo-Renaissance style are off ered.