Baku White City

The master plan of Baku White City (Azerbaijani: Bakı Ağ Şəhər [bɑˈcɯ ɑx ʃæˈhæɾ]) refers to the re-development of a portion of Black City, 221-hectare land area, conceptualized to be part of the 2021 strategic plan for Baku.[1][2]

Baku White City
Bakı Ağ Şəhər
Modern District
Baku White City project, View to Nobel avenue
View of Baku White City
Baku White City is located in Azerbaijan
Baku White City
Baku White City
Coordinates: 40.382°N 49.888°E / 40.382; 49.888
CountryAzerbaijan
CityBaku
DistrictXətai-Khatai
Area
 • Total6.21 km2 (2.40 sq mi)
Population
 • Total50,000
 • Density8,100/km2 (21,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
Websitebakuwhitecity.com/en/index

Development

The project was designed by Atkins and Foster and Partners.[3] Around 75 per cent of the project will be residential units, creating a new community of 19,700 households for about 50,000 people as well as commercial and leisure units that will provide up to 48,000 jobs.[4] The project was completed in 2022.[5]

In 2014, the Lycée français de Bakou (Baku French Lyceum) located in White City was inaugurated by President Ilham Aliyev.[6] In 2015, the eastern part of the Baku Boulevard, the city's seaside promenade, was extended by two kilometers to cover the coastal part of White City,[7] which also became the site of the newly built Boulevard Hotel Baku.[8]

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony of Baku White City took place on 24 December 2011. President Aliyev and his wife Mehriban Aliyeva attended an opening ceremony of Baku White City project on the 26 December 2016. The vice president and the head of state observed the first settlements on Green Island. They also laid the foundation stone for Fountains Square park, a pedestrian passage and a public parking complex.

Baku White City Office Building

In 2015, the Baku White City Office Building became the first property in Azerbaijan to be awarded BREEAM certification on international ecological standards with the rating of Good.[9]

Transportation

Metro

The Baku White City Metro Station is under construction in this area by Baku Metro.

Tram

In February 2012, the government of Azerbaijan announced that it is planning to restore the tram line in Baku. A new line had to be laid along the seaside promenade of Baku Boulevard in central Baku as part of the Baku White City development project. Since then, Formula One made Alstom change the plans and the route of this tram line, which is never happened and project was not implemented.

  • President Ilham Aliyev at the goundbreaking ceremony of Baku White City
    President Ilham Aliyev at the goundbreaking ceremony of Baku White City
  • Buildings in Green Island
    Buildings in Green Island
  • A revivalist-style White City residential building in construction
    A revivalist-style White City residential building in construction
  • Project view from Nobel Avenue
    Project view from Nobel Avenue

References
  1. Boulden, Jim (15 November 2011). "Does Azerbaijan's 'Black City' have a golden future?". CNN. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  2. "White City to replace Black city in Baku". news.az. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  3. Moss, Oliver. "Baku-Investment capital". the-report.net. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  4. Fahy, Michael. "Turkish company wins $42.5mn Baku White City contract". arabianindustry.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  5. LE PROJET GÉANT BAKU WHITE CITY.
  6. İlham Əliyev Bakı Fransız Liseyinin açılışında iştirak edib.
  7. Elchin Huseynov. Баку-2015: Прогулка по новому бульвару White City. Trend News Agency. 18 May 2015.
  8. Azerbaijani President attends opening of Boulevard Hotel. News.az. 15 May 2015.
  9. Baku White City office building gets international ‘green’ certificate BREEAM. Azerbaijan Business Centre. 8 January 2015.
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