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By Laman Ismayilova

SOCAR Tower was selected by Engineering News Record as the "Best International Office Building of the Year".

Prestigious projects from 5 continents and 15 countries received awards in 18 different categories at the fourth "Global Best Projects" awards by ENR, Tekfen Construction reported.

These projects were evaluated from a variety of aspects including security performance, use of technology, design, and construction quality; also taken into account was the ways in which society and the construction industry benefited from them.

SOCAR Tower was built by Tekfen Construction in Azerbaijan's capital Baku and inaugurated by Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev on May 30, 2016. The foundation stone of the building was laid on October 12, 2010.

SOCAR Tower is located on the Heydar Aliyev Avenue, a long highway from the Baku International Airport to the downtown. The building becomes one of the landmarks of Azerbaijani capital, along with Flame Towers and other architectural masterpieces.

Designed by Heerim Architects from South Korea, the two-tower project rises from an elongated, canopy-like podium and snake its way skywards. Curving into each other, the seemingly shorter tower almost looks like its resting its head on the chest of the taller tower. The taller tower's peak is slightly bending over it in a confident, reassuring manner. The 40-storey building is 200 metres in height. The headquarters mainly house office space but also have conference and sports facilities, a guest house, retail spaces and food outlets.

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