Autoban designs Heydar Aliyev International Airport terminal in Baku
Turkish architecture studio Autoban has designed giant wooden "cocoons" for the interior of the new international terminal at Baku airport in Azerbaijan (+ slideshow). More
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Designs of the Year prize "about architecture rather than politics" says Design Museum director
News: the Design Museum in London has defended its decision to give its Designs of the Year top prize to a Zaha Hadid building in Azerbaijan, following widespread criticisms of the award on human rights grounds. More
Zaha Hadid's Heydar Aliyev Center wins Design of the Year 2014
News: architect Zaha Hadid's undulating Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku has been named Design of the Year by London's Design Museum this evening. More
Glass globes and wavy wooden walls feature in Azerbaijan's Milan Expo pavilion
Milan Expo 2105: wavy timber louvers will flank Azerbaijan's pavilion designed by Simmetrico Network, Arassociati architects and landscape architects AG&P for next year's World Expo in Milan. More
Meandering concrete roof shelters walkways at Erginoğlu & Çalışlar's renovated beach club
A curving concrete canopy supported by hundreds of columns loops around the perimeter of this renovated beach club in the Azerbaijani capital Baku by Istanbul architects Erginoğlu & Çalışlar (+ slideshow). More
Heydar Aliyev Center by Zaha Hadid photographed by Hélène Binet
Here's a set of images by photographer Hélène Binet showing Zaha Hadid's recently completed Heyder Aliyev Center that rises from the surface of a plaza in Baku, Azerbaijan (+ slideshow). More
Zaha Hadid's Heydar Aliyev Center rises from the landscape in Baku
Zaha Hadid Architects has completed the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan - a cultural centre with walls that rise seamlessly from the surface of the surrounding plaza (+ slideshow). More
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). More
Parkcycle Swarm by Rebar Group and N55
Here are more public spaces on the back of bikes: a swarm of tiny mobile parks covered in grass are being pedalled around the city of Baku this month (+ slideshow). More
Heydar Aliyev Center by Zaha Hadid Architects
Here are the first photographs of Zaha Hadid's almost-completed Heydar Aliyev Center, an undulating cultural centre in Baku, Azerbaijan. More
Sports Concert Complex by GMP Architekten
Following their Eurovision Song Contest win last summer, Azerbaijan rushed to commission German firm GMP Architekten to design a new stadium that will be complete in time to host this year’s competition. More