The Architectural World of Zaha Hadid

The Architectural World of Zaha Hadid

Categories: Design and Architecture | Europe

Dame Zaha Hadid, one of the most influential and brilliant architects of the 21st century, has died at the age of 65 from a heart attack.

The creations of the Iraqi-British architect in neo-futurism style have become one of the most famous in the world. Among them are the Heydar Aliyev Center in Azerbaijan, the Vitra Fire Station in Germany, the Guangzhou Opera House, the Lewis and Richard Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in the United States, and the Aquatics Center in London, which has become one of the main venues for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. in 2012.

Spectacular and always inspiring, Zaha Hadid was the first woman to receive the 2004 Pritzker Prize (an award for achievements in architecture, considered the equivalent of the Nobel Prize), and later became the only woman to be awarded the Royal Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

We decided to recall the work of one of the most famous female architects.

(Total 17 photos)

Source: mashable.com

The Architectural World of Zaha Hadid

Cultural Center. G. Aliyev, Baku.

The Architectural World of Zaha Hadid

Transport Museum in Glasgow.

The Architectural World of Zaha Hadid

Galaxy complex in Beijing.

The Architectural World of Zaha Hadid

The 33-storey CMA CGM Tower in Marseille.

The Architectural World of Zaha Hadid

Science Center "Fano", Germany.

The Architectural World of Zaha Hadid

National Museum of 21st Century Art in Rome.

The Architectural World of Zaha Hadid

Hungerburgbahn funicular station in Innsbruck, Austria.

The Architectural World of Zaha Hadid

Ely and Edith Broad University of Michigan Museum of Art.

The Architectural World of Zaha Hadid

Pavilion at the traveling exhibition Chanel Mobile Art.

The Architectural World of Zaha Hadid

Pavilion Bridge in Zaragoza, Spain.

The Architectural World of Zaha Hadid

Pavilion Bridge in Zaragoza, Spain.

The Architectural World of Zaha Hadid

BMW plant in Leipzig, Germany.

The Architectural World of Zaha Hadid

Aquatics Center in London.

The Architectural World of Zaha Hadid

Sculpture at the international exhibition of kitchen furniture at the University of Milan in 2011.

The Architectural World of Zaha Hadid

Sheik Zayed Bridge, UAE.

The Architectural World of Zaha Hadid

The new Maggie Cancer Center at the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, Scotland.

The Architectural World of Zaha Hadid

Opera House in Guangzhou.

Keywords: Architect | Genius | Woman | Zaha Hadid

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