Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center

Baku, Azerbaijan
Photo © Helene Binet, London
Photo © Helene Binet, London
Photo © Helene Binet, London
Engineers
Werner Sobek – Engineering, Design & Sustainability
Location
Baku, Azerbaijan
Year
2012
Architecture
Zaha Hadid Architects, London/United Kingdom
Services by Werner Sobek
Engineering of building envelope (glazed curtain wall, 3D solid skin and 3D interior skin) | Peer review of main steel roof structure works Coordination of main steel roof structure works | Project Management of all envelope-related items | Site supervisi
Client
DIA Holding, Baku/Azerbaijan

The new Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center includes the large national museum, library and a concert hall. The central element of the architectural design is the unity between plaza, landscape design and doubly-curved building envelope. The complex geometry of the building as well as the remoteness of the building site were two specific challenges of this particular project. The 9 ha project is held up by the government as a project of national importance ahead of Baku`s bid fot the 2016 Olympics.

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