Weekly Inspiration-Zaha Hadid -- Queen of the Curve

She was the first woman to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize, in 2004.[1] She received the UK's most prestigious architectural award, the Stirling Prize, in 2010 and 2011. In 2012, she was made a Dame by Elizabeth II for services to architecture, and in 2015 she became the first and only woman to be awarded the Royal Gold Medal from the Royal Institute of British Architects.[2][3]
She was described by The Guardian of London as the 'Queen of the curve',[4] who "liberated architectural geometry, giving it a whole new expressive identity."[5]Her major works include the aquatic centre for the London 2012 Olympics, Michigan State University's Broad Art Museum in the US, and the Guangzhou Opera House in China.[6] Some of her designs have been presented posthumously, including the statuette for the 2017 Brit Awards, and many of her buildings are still under construction, including the Al Wakrah Stadium in Qatar, a venue for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[7][8]

Alai, Mayan Riviera, Mexico
http://www.zaha-hadid.com/architecture/alai/


MAXXI: Museum of XXI Century Arts, Rome, Italy
http://www.zaha-hadid.com/architecture/heydar-aliyev-centre/


 Heydar Aliyv Centre, Bake, Azerbaijan
 http://www.zaha-hadid.com/architecture/heydar-aliyev-centre/


Wangjing Soho, Beijing, China
http://www.zaha-hadid.com/architecture/wangjing-soho/




Port House, Antwerp, Belgium
http://www.zaha-hadid.com/architecture/port-house/



Sky Soho, Shanghai, China
http://www.zaha-hadid.com/architecture/hongqiao-shanghai/


Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Seoul, South Korea
http://www.zaha-hadid.com/architecture/dongdaemun-design-park-plaza/


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