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…
Every profession adds something to a person’s character. For example, there are jokes about how most physicists tend to have unusual hairstyles 🙂 Architects, on the other hand, are often known for their pursuit of perfection, their tendency to critique everything, and sometimes their inability to…
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…
There are moments in nature so magical that they appear only rarely. Yet once you witness them, they stay with you forever. One of those moments was Baku’s magical winter fog. The sea and the mist blended into one, buildings disappeared, and the city seemed to lose its boundaries. I am certain I…
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…
Every parent raises their child in their own unique way. One of the main things my mother repeatedly taught me from childhood, and even strictly warned me about, was never to talk about what happened inside our home outside, while always coming home and telling her everything that happened outside…
When people read a novel, they usually notice the aspects that are connected to their own interests or profession. For example, when a psychologist reads Crime and Punishment, they can more easily understand and analyze the psychological events and processes within the story. An economist can…
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…
