Hybridization in Architecture

Based on the analysis of modern architectural practice, the author proposes the concept of hybridization in architecture as a way of assimilation of globally distributed architectural practices by local structures. The intention of this paper is to investigate the impact of cultural globalization processes on the nature of architectural shaping, urban infrastructures, and natural elements, resulting in the emergence and combination of hybrid structures. The interbreeding of "local" with "global" in different patterns (functions, forms, elements or parts, combination methods) generates exaggerated polymorphism of objects forming the architectural space of a modern city. Various hybridization methods are disclosed, manifesting themselves in various forms from the urban scale of infrastructure to the architectural scale of a building form.