Sustainable Architecture: The Benefits of Living in a Sustainable Home

This publication presents sustainable architecture not as a trend, but as a practical design approach that improves everyday life. The article highlights how energy efficiency, thermal comfort, natural ventilation, passive heating and cooling, shading, and climate-responsive design can create healthier and more resilient living environments.

A key idea in the article is the importance of combining contemporary methods with the local environmental and architectural context. In this way, sustainability becomes both technically grounded and culturally relevant.

• Energy efficiency and environmental responsibility
• Thermal comfort and passive climate response
• Healthy housing through light, air and contextual design

Sustainable Architecture in Azerbaijan

In this interview, Fakhraddin Verdiyev reflects on sustainability as one of the most important topics in architecture today. Speaking as Chairman of the Sustainable Architecture Commission at the Union of Architects of Azerbaijan, he emphasizes that modern homes should combine functionality, aesthetics and environmental responsibility.

• Smart orientation based on sun and wind
• Energy efficiency and natural ventilation
• Use of technology to reduce carbon footprint
• Respect for local context and traditional principles

Rooftops as Public Spaces in the Historic Center of Baku

This workshop, organized within the framework of the Azerbaijan Urban Campaign and supported by the Icherisheher State Historical-Architectural Reserve Administration, explored rooftops in Baku’s historic center as an ecological, social and design resource.

The initiative examined how carefully adapted rooftop spaces could improve living conditions, increase energy efficiency, contribute to better microclimate and air quality, reduce energy consumption, and introduce new layers of public and semi-public life into the historic urban fabric without compromising heritage authenticity.

Our Cities: A Youth Perspective

This information session on urban planning and architecture focused on the way cities shape everyday life, social interaction and our imagination of the future. The conversation centered on why human-centered, walkable, green and sustainable urban environments matter.

The event also reflects a broader commitment to architectural education and public dialogue, connecting young participants with questions of urban quality, resilience and inclusive city-making.

Sustainable Architecture Commission and International Conference Participation

This post marks two important professional milestones: the creation of the Sustainable Architecture Commission under the Union of Architects of Azerbaijan and participation in the XII International Scientific and Practical Conference organized by the Moscow Surikov State Academic Institute of Fine Arts.

The entry underlines the importance of institutional support for sustainability strategy in architecture and demonstrates ongoing engagement with international professional dialogue.

Representation at the WUF13 Urban Expo

At the World Urban Forum 13 in Baku, Fakhraddin Verdiyev represented Design Bureau at the PMD Group stand, presenting the company and engaging with international professionals in architecture, urban planning and development. The forum, held under the theme “Housing the World: Safe and Resilient Cities and Communities,” served as an important platform for dialogue between public institutions, professionals and the private sector.

The experience highlighted exchange, visibility and the value of architecture as part of a wider conversation on resilient, sustainable and people-centered urban futures.

Housing the World: Safe and Resilient Cities and Communities

Within the framework of the “Year of Urban Planning and Architecture,” Fakhraddin Verdiyev spoke at the DOST Inclusive Development and Creativity Center under the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The talk connected the global agenda of WUF13 with local public engagement, presenting architecture and urban planning as tools for inclusion, resilience and a better quality of life.

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