Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Baku-Azerbaijan- Haydar Aliyev Cultural Center


An other great and the most popular projects is the Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center.

The Haydar Aliyev Cultural Center is cultural complex in Baku,Azerbaijan,named after former president of Azerbaijan,Heydar Aliyev .The complax is designed by Iragi-British architect Zaha Hadid.


 The cultral center  houses a conference hall with three auditoriums,a library and a museum.The project is intended to play an integral role in the intellectual life of the city.Located close to the city center, the site plays a pivotal role in the redevelopment of Baku.The site neighbouring the Heydar Aliyev Cultural center is designated for residential ,offices, a hotel and commercial center,whilst the land between the cultural center and the city`s main thoroughfare will become the cultural plaza- an piazza for the cultural center as well as a welcoming space for the visitors.

 The Heydar Aliyev cultural center represent  a fluid form  which emerges by the folding of the  landscape`s natural topography and by the wrapping of individual functions of the Center.All function of the  Center ,together with entrances,are represented by folds in a single continuous surface.This fluid form gives an oppotunity to connect the various cultural spaces whilst, at the same time,proiding each element of the Center with its own identity and privacy.As it folds inside,the skin erodes away to become an elemen of the interior landscape of the cultural center.


heydar Aliyev cultural center had official soft-opening ceremony on 10 May 2012 held by  current president of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.As of today , works on the interiors are still ongoing and the building is not open to the public yet.
On the 28 June 2012 H.Aliyev cultural center firstly welcomed the guest of the 23 rd Crans Montana Forum`s.


On the 20th July 2012, a fire started on the roof of the building at about 11:30 am.It  was quickly put out by firemen,and it was reported that the fire only damaged the roof of the building,leaving the interior only slightly damaged,mainly because of the water used by firemen to extinguish the fire.


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