Chapman Taylor Attends BakuBuild 2024, Strengthening our ties in Azerbaijan

This week, Chapman Taylor participated in BakuBuild at the Baku Expo Center, Azerbaijan’s largest building and interiors trade show and the leading construction forum in the Caucasus region. Both Group Board Director Adrian Griffiths and Associate Director Hui Hun Wang took the stage at key events within the Expo, highlighting our involvement in the region’s thriving construction industry.

UK Government delegation at BakuBuild

During the event, we had the privilege of meeting British Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Fergus Auld, at the UK Government Stand, followed by a dinner at his residence. Ambassador Auld, a long-time supporter of our work in Azerbaijan, expressed continued encouragement for our contributions to the region.

British Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Fergus Auld, and Chapman Taylor Group Board Director Adrian Griffiths

We were also honoured to meet Shahmar Movsumov, Assistant to President Ilham Aliyev president of Azerbaijan, who visited the UK stand and expressed his awareness of Chapman Taylor’s significant projects across Azerbaijan.

Shahmar Movsumov, Assistant to President Aliyev, and Chapman Taylor Associate Director Hui Hun Wang

Chapman Taylor has proudly worked in Azerbaijan for over 20 years, delivering landmark projects such as Deniz Mall, Port Baku Towers 1 and & Port Baku Towers 2, K Residence, and Ganjlik Mall. We are currently involved in the masterplanning of several large urban regeneration schemes in the Karabakh region.

Chapman Taylor Associate Director Hui Hun Wang speaking on a panel

Our presence at BakuBuild reaffirms our commitment to Azerbaijan’s dynamic development, and we look forward to further contributing to the country's architectural and urban landscape.

Adrian Griffiths (BA (Hons) Dip Arch RIBA MA Urban Design FRSA)

Group Board Director, UK

Adrian joined Chapman Taylor in 1986 and was promoted to the Group Board in 1998. As an architect and urban design specialist, he is recognised internationally for his expertise in the masterplanning of major complex mixed-use developments which are key drivers in the regeneration of our town and city centres.

Adrian is conscious of the fact that the developments we build today create the societies of tomorrow, recognising the responsibility the profession has in influencing the quality of people’s lives. He regularly speaks at conferences and prepares papers which promote the benefits of mixed-use developments as a sustainable model for the long term. Adrian leads the Concept Design Team in the UK.

Areas of expertise:

Urban design / Masterplanning / Mixed use / Retail / Leisure

Adrian entra a far parte di Chapman Taylor nel 1986 e si unisce al Main Board nel 1998. Come architetto e specialista in progettazione urbanistica, è conosciuto a livello internazionale per la sua esperienza nei masterplan di grandi complessi multi-funzionali, che sono i principali autori nella rigenerazione dei nostri centri urbani.

Adrian è consapevole del fatto che le zone di sviluppo urbano che oggi costruiamo creano le società di domani, riconoscendo la responsabilità che la professione ha nell'influenzare la qualità della vita delle persone. Adrian partecipa abitualmente a conferenze e scrive articoli che promuovono i benefici degli spazi multifunzionali come modello sostenibile a lungo termine. Adrian guida il Concept Design Team nel Regno Unito.

Aree di competenza:

Urban design / Masterplanning / Mixed use / Retail / Leisure

Adrian kam 1986 zu Chapman Taylor und wurde 1998 ins Main Board befördert. Als Architekt und Urban Design-Spezialist ist er international anerkannt für seine Expertise in der Masterplanung von komplexen Mischbebauungsvorhaben, die Schlüsselfaktoren bei der Regeneration unserer Stadt- und Ortszentren sind.

Adrian ist sich der Tatsache bewusst, dass die Bauvorhaben, die wir heute umsetzen, die Gesellschaft von morgen bilden und ist sich der Verantwortung unseres Berufs als Einfluss auf die Lebensqualität der Menschen bewusst. Er spricht auf Konferenzen und schreibt Abhandlungen über die Vorteile von Mischbebauungsvorhaben als langfristig nachhaltiges Modell. Adrian leitet das Konzept-Design-Team in Großbritannien.

Schwerpunkte:

Städtebau / Masterplanung / Mixed-Use / Einzelhandel / Freizeitbauten

Marcelina Zielinska (MSC Arch and Urb Des, RIBA, FRSA)

Director, UK

Marcelina has extensive experience of all design stages on a diverse range of projects of various scales, from individual buildings to large urban masterplans.

She has a particular passion for high street regeneration, with a talent for anticipating future trends in retail and leisure and the impact they will have on town centres. Her current projects include heritage-sensitive masterplans for historic city centres.

As an architect and urban designer, Marcelina understands the importance of placemaking and of combining uses to create socially, commercially and environmentally sustainable communities, both in the UK and internationally.

Marcelina has been with Chapman Taylor since March 2007, when she joined the company to help deliver St. David’s 2 in Cardiff. Marcelina was promoted to the UK Board in 2023.

Areas of expertise:

Masterplanning / Mixed-use / Retail / Leisure / Asset Enhancement / Placemaking

Hui Jun Wang (M Arch)

BD Global, Düsseldorf

Hui Jun Wang has a group-wide Business Development role at Chapman Taylor.

Hui Jun earned her degree in Architecture from Beijing University of Technology, China, in 2011. Since then, she has held various positions in both architecture and business development sectors in China, the United States, and Germany.

With a wealth of experience in Business Development, she has a track record of successfully cultivating business opportunities with prominent real estate developers and government entities.

Area of Expertise:

Business Development