Sports Concert Complex, Baku, Azerbaijan

Bird's view of the Crystal Hall to the city centre of Baku

In May 2012, the Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku at Crystal Hall.

Alpine Bau Deutschland GmbH, the general contractor for the project, was contracted on August 2nd, 2011 to design and implement a multipurpose event-venue that is meant to accommodate 25,000 spectators. This challenging task was undertaken by combining the efforts of gmp - Architekten von Gerkan, Marg und Partner, Alpine Bau Deutschland AG, and Nüssli International AG.

The Eurovision Song Contest takes place every year, which means that this striking crystal-shaped building on the peninsula near the city centre, right in the Caspian Sea and in the direct vicinity of one of the world’s highest flagpoles, had to be designed and constructed within a period of just eight months.

Architect:

gmp Architekten - von Gerkan, Marg und Partner
Elbchaussee 139 • 22763 Hamburg/Germany
Tel.: +49 - 40 - 88 15 1-0
Fax: +49 - 40 - 88 15 1-17 7
eMail: hamburg-e@gmp-architekten.de
web: www.gmp-architekten.de

In Cooperation with:

Alpine Bau Deutschland AG, Nüssli International AG
Fürholzener Straße 12-14 • 85386 Eching/Germany
Tel.: +49 - 89 32 71 1-0
Fax: +49 - 89 32 71 1-29 9
eMail: info@alpine-bau.de
web: www.alpine-bau.de

Picture credits: gmp Architects