"THE ARCHITECTURAL FACE OF ABSHERON SETTLEMENTS"

The primary purpose of the competition is to identify the best architectural and planning solution for the Absheron’s Buzovna settlement. The envisaged concept will be proposed for future urban land improvement works, development of construction designs. The main principles of the projects submitted for the competition will be the development (improvement) of the aesthetic look and life quality of the settlement environment, originality, shaping the environment - space solutions. The submitted projects should be implemented subject to the local architecture and climatic features of Buzovna and in the meantime, the protection of historical heritage. Buzovna, the second most populous settlement on the peninsula, in the middle of the XIX century, is located in the northeast of Absheron. This settlement, being one of the ancient settlements of Absheron, is also famous for its coastal tourism. The population was traditionally engaged in agriculture, including vegetable growing, melon growing, saffron growing, as well as cattle breeding, and, partly, fishing. Buzovna is rich in architectural monuments as well. Among them are the tower fortress (XV-XVI centuries), the "Sanctuary of Black Clothes) (1306)," The Tomb of Caliph Ali and Muhammad Momin "(1641), the Sanctuary of Seyid Gasim, Sheikh Javad, Seyid Gulshan, Friday Mosque ( XIX century), Sahib al-Zaman Mosque (XVII century), Mashadi Garib Mosque (XIX century), Imam Hasan Mosque (a) (XIX century), the famous place of Hazrat Ali (a) (Ali Ayagi), Mehdigulu Bey House (XIX century), public baths (XIX century) and ancient tombs.