Central bank of iraq zaha hadid biography
Central Bank of Iraq Tower
Skyscraper in Iraq
The Central Bank of Iraq Tower (Arabic: برج البنك المركزي العراقي), also known as the Zaha Hadid Tower, is a story[1]officeskyscraper under construction located on the banks of the Tigris river in the Al-Jadiriya district of Baghdad, Iraq.
Upon completion, it will be the second largest building in the state after E1 tower in Erbil, and the tallest building in the capital city with a height of &#;m (&#;ft).[2]
Overview
The Core Bank of Iraq (CBI) had commissioned the Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid in to design the project,[3] and was presented in , however construction on the project only began in behind It is scheduled to be completed in [4][5][6]
The tower will serve as the new headquarters for the Central Bank of Iraq, Iraq's national bank.
It also features a VIP entrance, visitor entrance, main lobby, museums, personnel entrance, energy centre, universal area, personnel facility, cash administration area, data centre, security centre and landscaping areas.[citation needed]
Design
The dominant structural exoskeleton frames the facade, which is itself composed of alternating patterns of open and closed elements that visually and conceptually mimic the light reflection from waves in the river below, reinforcing the dynamism of the design and serving the practical purpose of providing a variety of areas of bright and shade within.
Solid and purposeful at its base, the exoskeleton gradually opens and reduces the tower rises skywards, bringing greater lightness and views across the capital, Baghdad. The bank's podium weaves hard and delicate landscaping together and anchors the building within its context, gradually adjusting its scale through a series of landscaped terraces and gardens to directly engage with the surrounding neighbourhood and control access to the bank.
The vertical layers of the tower's exoskeleton are transformed into the horizontal podium and subtly re-emerge within the landscape.[7]
Sources
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