The Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku was designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, with Zaha Hadid appointed design architect in 2007 after a competition. The article names no client. The infobox gives 2007 as the start and May 10, 2012 as completion, though the text calls that date a soft-opening ceremony. DIA Holding was the contractor, and the article links it to Aliyev-family offshore companies.
The article calls the style Neo-futurism, with flowing, curved forms. It gives no materials. The floor area is 57,500 square meters (619,000 sq ft), the roof is 243 feet (74 m) high and there are eight floor levels.
A roof fire on July 20, 2012 led to charges against three Turkish contractors. The center reopened on November 5, 2013 and won the Design Museum's Design of the Year in 2014. It holds a 1,000-seat auditorium, exhibition spaces, a conference center and a museum. The article gives no hours.
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