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On Site: New photos from the construction site of the Central Bank of Iraq Headquarters in Baghdad

Construction continues on the new 90,000 sq. m headquarters for the Central Bank of Iraq in Baghdad. Conveying the core values of this important national institution - resilience, stability and sustainability - the 170-metre tower is tailored to its very specific conditions within the city. Solid at its base, the bank’s structural façade gradually reduces as the tower rises above the banks of the River Tigris, peeling away in vertical layers to provide external shading to the tower’s double-insulated glazing.