The use of the main prototypes architecture tourist shelters in mountains is investigated this study. origin such derived from similar samples practice building and are their likenesses, namely: "dugout", "canopy", “alcove (gazebo)", “cowshed (shed)”, "hut", “house”, “farmstead (estate)” "hutsul cottage (hrazhda)", "villa", "inn (hotel)", "container", "shepherd`s hut (kolyba)". At same time, "c...