%0 Journal Article %T Residential Buildings Following the Principles of Land Protection and Obtaining Space Reserves in the Contemporary City %A Wehle-Strzelecka, Stanisława %A Strzelecka-Seredyńska, Monika %J Housing Environment %V 2021 %R 10.4467/25438700SM.21.010.13648 %N 34/2021 %P 90-95 %K Architecture, urban planning, urban space, urban design, ecological city, sustainable city, re-urbanization %@ 1731-2442 %D 2021 %U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/srodowisko-mieszkaniowe/article/residential-buildings-following-the-principles-of-land-protection-and-obtaining-space-reserves-in-the-contemporary-city %X The objective of this paper is to present architectural and urban issues associated with the process of shaping residential buildings in harmony with the natural environment, in light of processes of urbanisation and degradation of this environment progressing in Europe and globally. The material focuses on identifying activities fostering a sustainable model of life in the city, in particular on solutions aiming at the limitation of urbanisation costs. These are – without limitations – concepts of designing residential buildings with respect for land protection and aiming to obtain all possible land reserves in the urban landscape. They fit in the concepts of urban development based on the principles of an ecosystem, as well as processes fostering reurbanisation, promoted today.