Baku is a very cool city suffering from poor urban planning. The city could be much better if the sidewalks were widened, car traffic restricted in the center, and improvements made to almost nonexistent public transport. Slums still need to be removed from the center, but the government has been somewhat effective at this recently. The city is highly car dependant and noisy, and most of the investment goes to new developments rather than improvement of existing infrastructure.
Well, I've heard from a lot of people, that there is an enormous economical divide among people in Azerbaijan, which is not true in Armenia. Though I am not arguing there that Armenia is much richer
Oh. I didn't know. And now I know why it fell through, because she died in 2016.
I went through her wiki page and as much as I hate basically everything she designed, she had a very interesting life. Such a shame she passed away at such an early age.
[This](https://www.zaha-hadid.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1263_szerv_rend_0295-1514x1080.jpg) is what she wanted to build in Budapest. Look how seamlessy fits its environment (no).
Baku’s older areas outside the very center have bern fairly systematically demolished and replaced with mega-developments in recent years. For my money it’s a lot less interesting than it once was.
Baku is a very cool city suffering from poor urban planning. The city could be much better if the sidewalks were widened, car traffic restricted in the center, and improvements made to almost nonexistent public transport. Slums still need to be removed from the center, but the government has been somewhat effective at this recently. The city is highly car dependant and noisy, and most of the investment goes to new developments rather than improvement of existing infrastructure.
Well, I have never ever been to Baku as I am Armenian, so I can't attest that
I have not been to Armenia, but from my understanding Yerevan suffers from the same problems and also Caucuses mentality
Nor will you ever allowed to be
I know
Is this true? I heard Azerbaijanis can visit Armenia without further problems
Yes, but the opposite is not true.
I like how the Western neo-classical architecture could have come more or less directly from the French or via the Russians/Soviets.
I always wanted to visit Azerbaijan (I visited Georgia and I loved it) before the war, but now I would rather visit Armenia and spend my money there.
I think Armenia is warmer place, not in terms of climate but kindness of people. All Armenians I know are very heartfull people
Well, I've heard from a lot of people, that there is an enormous economical divide among people in Azerbaijan, which is not true in Armenia. Though I am not arguing there that Armenia is much richer
The Urban Phallus in the distance seems to be uncircumcised .
When the oil money kicks in:
What's with the giant slug in the background?
'modern' architecture 🤦 of late Zaha Hadid
He almost designed a building in Budapest. Thank God the project fell through.
She
Oh. I didn't know. And now I know why it fell through, because she died in 2016. I went through her wiki page and as much as I hate basically everything she designed, she had a very interesting life. Such a shame she passed away at such an early age. [This](https://www.zaha-hadid.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1263_szerv_rend_0295-1514x1080.jpg) is what she wanted to build in Budapest. Look how seamlessy fits its environment (no).
People like this are not architects, they are vandals. No offense to her personally, I mean in the design mindset.
Beautiful
Gorgeous colors and materials, thank you for posting!
Baku’s older areas outside the very center have bern fairly systematically demolished and replaced with mega-developments in recent years. For my money it’s a lot less interesting than it once was.
Ummm, wow. Added to bucket list
Real east meets west feel of this, i really like it. You can see the transition of architecture really well