The shell-like Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan, a landmark designed by Zaha Hadid, rises in fluid contrast to the rigid Soviet-era architecture around it, while an inset portrait shows the visionary architect herself, whose bold, future-shaping ideas continue to define Zaha Hadid Architects.
Home Who Are Zaha Hadid Architects? The Visionary Firm Designing Ethiopia’s Bishoftu Mega Airport The shell-like Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan, a landmark designed by Zaha Hadid, rises in fluid contrast to the rigid Soviet-era architecture around it, while an inset portrait shows the visionary architect herself, whose bold, future-shaping ideas continue to define Zaha Hadid Architects.
The shell-like Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan, a landmark designed by Zaha Hadid, rises in fluid contrast to the rigid Soviet-era architecture around it, while an inset portrait shows the visionary architect herself, whose bold, future-shaping ideas continue to define Zaha Hadid Architects.

