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Early life
The famous worldwide architect Zaha Hadid was born in Baghdad, Iraq, in 1950. She began her studies at the American University in Beirut, Lebanon, graduating in mathematics. In 1972 she went to London to study at the Architectural Association, where she learned and fell in love with progressive architectural.
Designs by Zaha Hadid
Hadid’s first major project was the Vitra Fire Station (1989–93) in Weil am Rhein, Germany. The project consists of a series of sharply angled planes where the structure resembles a bird in flight.
Feminist pioneer by Zaha Hadid
Hadid solidified her reputation as an architect of built works in 2000, when she designed the new Lois & Richard Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati, Ohio. The 85,000-square-foot museum, which opened in 2003, was the first American museum designed by a woman.
Hadid’s fluid, undulating design for the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan, won the London Design Museum’s Design of the Year in 2014 making her the first woman to earn that award.
Changing Miami’s landscape
In Miami, you can check her design at the One Thousand Museum. The 62-story building is her first residential tower in the Western Hemisphere and one of Miami’s tallest building so far (the project was one of the final projects designed by Hadid in her lifetime). You can also check her famous installation Elastika which is located in the historic Moore building (1921). The piece aims to counterbalance the Art-Deco style of the place. The design resembles a chewing gum that connects different floors of the building.
Zaha Hadid’s Legacy
Zaha Hadid passed away from a heart attack in 2016. Hadid left 36 unfinished projects, including the 2022 World Cup stadium in Qatar, the Antwerp Port House (2016), and the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (2017) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
To check a list with some of Zaha Hadid’s masterpieces and designs, go to: https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/zaha-hadid-greatest-works-slideshow
Didn’t know Miami had such cultural background? Then check out our post Museums in Miami.
