Heydar Aliyev Center, Azerbaijan (2012)

Artist/Designer: Zaha Hadid Architects

Project Location: Baku, Azerbaijan

Figure 1: Heydar Aliyev Center Interior ( Source | Accessed : May 5, 2022 | Photographer: Iwan Baan )

Figure 2: Heydar Aliyev Center Interior ( Source | Accessed : May 5, 2022 | Photographer: Helene Binet )

Figure 3: Heydar Aliyev Center Site Plan
and Longitudinal Section ( Source | Accessed : May 5, 2022 )

Figure 4: Heydar Aliyev Center
Ground Floor Plan ( Source | Accessed : May 5, 2022 )

Figure 5: Heydar Aliyev Center Section A-A ( Source | Accessed : May 5, 2022 )

Figure 6: Heydar Aliyev Center Exterior ( Source | Accessed : May 5, 2022 )

Style/Period(s):
Contemporary, Neo-Futurism

Primary Material(s):
Glass, Concrete

Function(s):
Conference Hall, Cultural Center

Related Website(s):

Zaha Hadid Website | Accessed : May 5, 2022

Frampton,K "A KUFIC SUPREMATIST: THE WORLD CULTURE OF ZAHA HADID" | Accessed : May 6, 2022

Dezeen Online Review | Accessed : May 6, 2022

Architect Online Review | Accessed : May 6, 2022

Significant Date(s):
21st Century, 2007, 2012

Additional Information:
Publications/ Texts in print:

"Heydar Aliyev Center / Zaha Hadid Architects." ArchDaily, November 14, 2013. ISSN 0719-8884. https://www.archdaily.com/448774/heydar-aliyev-center-zaha-hadid-architects.
Fairs, Marcus. "Heydar Aliyev Center was "an incredibly ambitious project" says Zaha Hadid." Dezeen, July 1, 2014. https://www.dezeen.com/2014/07/01/designs-of-the-year-2014-zaha-hadid-saffet-kaya-bekiroglu-interview-heydar-aliyev/.
Giovannini, Joseph. "Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center, Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects." Architect, September 17, 2013. https://www.architectmagazine.com/design/buildings/heydar-aliyev-cultural-center-designed-by-zaha-hadid-architects_o.
Howarth, Dan. "Zaha Hadid's Heydar Aliyev Center wins Design of the Year 2014." Dezeen, June 30, 2014. https://www.dezeen.com/2014/06/30/zaha-hadid-heydar-aliyev-center-wins-design-of-the-year-2014/.
Sü-Gül, Zühre, and Mehmet Çalışkan. "Acoustical design of inner galleries in Heydar Aliyev Center." In Proceedings of 20th International Congress on Acoustics, ICA 2010, pp. 23-27. 2010.
Frampton, Kenneth. “A KUFIC SUPREMATIST: THE WORLD CULTURE OF ZAHA HADID. Planetary Architecture II.” AA Files, no. 6 (1984): 101–5. http://www.jstor.org/stable/29543406.
Johansen, John M.. Nanoarchitecture : A New Species of Architecture. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2002. Accessed May 6, 2022. ProQuest Ebook Central.

Building Address:
1 Heydar Aliyev Avenue, Baku, Azerbaijan

Significant Dates: Construction:2007-2012 Winner of the Design of the year of 2014 organized by London's Design Museum
Tags:futurism, neo-futurism, contemporary, cultural center, museum, gallery, futuristic architecture

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