Architect known for her radical deconstructivist designs, Zaha Hadid, in 2004 became the first woman to be awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize.
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About her life
Dame Zaha Hadid(born October 31, 1950, Baghdad, Iraq—died March 31, 2016, Miami, Florida, U.S.) was an Iraqi-born British architect known for her radicaldeconstructivist designs. In 2004 she became the first woman to be awarded thePritzker Architecture Prize.
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Hadid began her studies at theAmerican Universityin Beirut, Lebanon, receiving a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. In 1972 she traveled to London to study at theArchitectural Association, a major centre of progressive architectural thought during the 1970s.
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What were her major works?
Hadid’s first major built project was theVitra Fire Station(1989–93) in Weil am Rhein, Germany. Composed of a series of sharply angled planes, the structure resembles a bird in flight.
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Her other works from this period include a housing project forIBA Housing(1989–93) in Berlin, theMind Zoneexhibition space (1999) at the Millennium Dome in Greenwich, London, and theLand Formation Oneexhibition space (1997–99) in Weil am Rhein.
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的主要特点是什么s of Hadid’s style?
She became famous for herfuturistic architecturecharacterized by curves, sharp angles, and severe materials such as concrete and steel. In all her projects, Hadid further explored her interest in creatinginterconnecting spacesand adynamic sculptural formof architecture.
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Some of her other famous works
- Heydar Aliyev Centerin Baku, Azerbaijan (2007–2013)
- Auditoriumof the Heydar Aliyev Center
- Vienna University Library and Learning Center, Vienna, Austria (2013)
- Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Seoul, Korea (2007–2013)
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info source:
https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/zaha-hadid-greatest-works-slideshow/all
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaha_Hadid
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