Architectural shaping of the areas connected with the inland waterways in the aspect of sustainable development

The aim of the work is to redefine the rules for shaping the architecture of inland water fronts taking into account the nature of the location of the investment (place context, social context, economic and economic context); identification of threats and opportunities resulting from the new approach to shaping water fronts. Theses considered in this paper are: 1. The diversity of the character of the buildings of inland water fronts is determined by their location and nature of functioning as well as considerations of entering into the context of local architecture defined by a certain set of factors. 2. The presence of water in the city structure generates a specific, unique spatial quality. 3. The use of river networks to create transport corridors that entails economic and social development requires the need for appropriate organization of infrastructure that supports and stimulates the flow of tangible and intangible goods. The analysis of forms of architectural and hydrotechnical shaping of river front areas was carried out on the basis of studies on the existing state of development of quays and their values in terms of tourism, quality of local conditions (climatic conditions, condition and parameters of hydrotechnical infrastructure), and examples of design solutions for Western investments. The area considered for consideration is the coastal areas of the Warta, Noteć, Vistula and Bug, together with technical infrastructure in the form of inland canals and hydrotechnical devices. The choice of this transport route was dictated by the potential possibility of including it in the European waterways system. The inventory of areas adjacent to the inland route in the East-West relation concerned the area of Germany and the Netherlands as directly related to waterways in Poland. The purpose of the study was to analyze the relationship between the built-up substance and natural space and draw conclusions as to how to organize similar problem areas in Poland. After becoming familiar with the state and form of using the values of the water fronts of inland waterways in Western Europe, an analysis of the degree of attractiveness of the Polish section of the route East West. The objects of interest were not only the form and possibilities of adjusting tourist attractions in the immediate vicinity of the communication route, but also the possibility of obtaining multimodal connections of this type of transport with other tourist centers in the country as a form of an additional offer to be used during the ship's technological shutdown