The discussion club “Networks et cetera” Authors Elena Grigoryeva RAACS; Union of Architects of Russia Konstantin Lidin National Institute for Higher Education Ruslan Khotulev Irkutsk Regional Organization of the Union of Architects of Russia Alexander Gimelshteyn Irkutsk State University image/svg+xml Alexey Sergeev Irkutsk Regional Organization of the Union of Architects of Russia Yana Lisitsina Irkutsk State University image/svg+xml Vitaly Baryshnikov LLC “Grand Baikal Development” Vasily Lisitsin Irkutsk National Research Technical University image/svg+xml Tatyana Annenkova Project Baikal Downloads PDF (Russian) DOI: https://doi.org/10.51461/issn.2309-3072/89.2824 Published 2026-09-14 Issue No. 89 (2026): networks et cetera Section community License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. How to Cite Grigoryeva, E., Lidin, K., Khotulev, R., Gimelshteyn, A., Sergeev, A., Lisitsina, Y., Baryshnikov, V., Lisitsin, V., & Annenkova, T. (2026). The discussion club “Networks et cetera”. Project Baikal, 23(89), 44-53. https://doi.org/10.51461/issn.2309-3072/89.2824 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver AMA Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Keywords: energy, transport, future, networks, artificial intelligence, hydroelectric power plants, Irkutsk Abstract On June 23, another meeting of the discussion club of the PROJECT BAIKAL journal was held at the Irkutsk House of Architects. The participants discussed the transformation of cities under the influence of network technologies — from engineering to information networks. The discussion raised issues of decentralization, autonomy, and the risks of centralized management, as well as the impact of artificial intelligence and new generations on the urban environment. The conversation touches on the crisis of modern cities, energy shortages, and the future of resettlement.