Not every architect is fortunate enough to have a statue erected in front of a building they designed. But what kind of life stood behind this fame and creative legacy? When we look at the life of Ziver bey Ahmadbeyov, the first architect from Azerbaijan to receive a formal architectural degree, we…
When I think about my university years, the first things that come to my mind are not projects, grades, or exams. It is people. Among those people, the ones who have left the deepest impression on my memory are my teachers. I have had many teachers. There were those who reduced my enthusiasm for…
When I hear the expression “light and shadow,” the first person who comes to mind is my first architecture professor, Kazim Agabeyov. It was from him that I first learned how important light and shadow are in architecture. In fact, during the first semester of university, one of the subjects we…
I often think about good and evil, virtue and vice, love and hatred. Yet these thoughts never lead me to a definitive conclusion. Throughout my life, I have never met someone who was entirely good or entirely bad. Yes, there have been people who treated me exceptionally well for no apparent reason…
Recently, during a conversation with architect Abdul Huseynov, whose work I have been following with great interest, he reminded me of something I had forgotten since my university years. Back when we were students, our professors often encouraged us to subscribe to architectural magazines and…
Throughout my life, I have encountered many different kinds of people: both good and bad. But over the past year, I have come across far too many people who took advantage of my work and presented my efforts as their own. Apparently, everything I have experienced so far still hasn’t been enough for…
