Baku

Azerbaijan

Research

17 October 2016

Structural Challenges with the SOCAR Tower in Baku, a New Megacity in the Caspian Region

Hi Sun Choi & Onur Ihtiyar, Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.; Young Kyoon Jeong & Hyungsup Sim, Heerim Architects & Planners

Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, has been rapidly transforming into a hub of high-rise buildings and cultural centers in the Caspian region. Baku’s population now...

26 October 2015

SOCAR Tower: Starting Skyscraper City of Baku, Azerbaijan

Young Kyoon Jeong, Sung Mo Eu, Jin H. Roh & Hyungsup Sim, Heerim Architects & Planners

City of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, has transformed from its state of a traditionally low rise city to that of a modern skyscraper city...