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A new and modern city centre instead of the Black City to be established

24 June 2010 15:34 (UTC +04:00)

The area covering 221 ha will be totally transformed to take on a new image while also altering and expanding the notion of a modern city centre as such.

The Baku White City master plan envisages the creation of 10 universal urban districts with each of them to offer its residents the best living, working, recreation and entertainment conditions.
In accordance with the order of the Executive Administration of Baku City it is planned to rearrange and expand the Boulevard, the gem of Baku that is situated right in the centre of the Baku Bay. The Oilersâ€™ Avenue, one of the most favourite streets of the people of Baku that runs along the Boulevard will be made longer as well.

In accordance with the order of the Executive Administration of Baku City it is planned to rearrange and expand the Boulevard, the gem of Baku that is situated right in the centre of the Baku Bay. The Oilersâ€™ Avenue, one of the most favourite streets of the people of Baku that runs along the Boulevard will be made longer as well.
The modern centre of Baku will be universal thanks also to the new city transportation system. For instance, it is planned to build a new Underground station that will give access right to the central square of Baku White City; it is also in the plan to expand the bus route grid and to run a tram line along the whole coast. Also along the Boulevard should run the all-new water transport line.

The infrastructure communication blueprints were developed and accommodated with the concerned state organisations taking part in the implementation of the project, such as â€œAzeryolservisâ€, â€œAzelektrikshebekeâ€, â€œAzerigasâ€, â€œAzersuâ€ and â€œAztelecomâ€, to mention but few.

The Baku White City Projects involves not only the British company Atkins that specialises in engineering designs and the Azeri specialists, but also such luminary architect firms as Foster + Partners and F+A Architects.

Atkins specialises in architectural and engineering designs. The company has created and carried into life a string of remarkable projects in 200 countries world-wide since its inception way back in 1938. The most famous project of Atkins, Burj-Al-Arab, is the tallest hotel in the world built on water; it has been entered into the Guinness Book of Records.