Abstract
Public spaces at the present stage are key nodes of social activity and cultural enrichment of the population. In the context of globalization and urbanization, such urban hubs have become an important element for shaping the social, cultural and social identity of citizens. Today, public spaces are not just a place in the urban structure, but a network of several hub centers that form a single framework of socially significant places in the city with the aim of strengthening social unity. The purpose of this study is to identify a single framework of public spaces using the example of the city of Astana, which is formed from isolated urban social nodes. The study is based on an analysis of the current situation of public spaces in an urban structure, on a full-scale study of the urban situation in Astana, on an analysis of the principles of architectural and planning organization of public spaces, and also on the basis of recreating a single framework of public spaces through computer programs (a single framework of public spaces based on the linear-nodal principle). The results of the study showed that the formation of a single framework of public spaces in the city is a complex, multifaceted system that, in the perspective of the development of a settlement, can determine the unique architectural and artistic image of the city.