Zaha Hadid Architects | Heydar Aliyev Center

Zaha Hadid Architects was appointed as design architects of the Heydar Aliyev Center following a competition in 2007. The Center, designed to become the primary building for the nation’s cultural programs, breaks from the rigid and often monumental Soviet architecture that is so prevalent in Baku, aspiring instead to express the sensibilities of Azeri culture […]

Baku Crystal Hall by GMP Architekten

These previously unseen photographs show the faceted modular structure of the Baku Crystal Hall in Azerbaijan, which was designed and completed in just eight months (+ slideshow). by Dezeen Our ideal is to design in such a reduced form, that the results endure content and time. Formal restriction and uniformity of materials contribute to this […]