Zaha Hadid was a revolutionary architect who gained recognition for her bold and futuristic designs that were deemed unbuildable. Despite this, her visions became a reality in the latter years of her life, creating iconic structures such as the Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art, MAXXI Museum, Guangzhou Opera House, and London 2012 Olympics Aquatics Centre. Hadid was the first woman to win both the Pritzker Prize for architecture and the RIBA Royal Gold Medal and is celebrated for her contribution to breaking the old rules and creating her own 21st-century universe. \n Format: Hardback\n Length: 96 pages\n Publication date: 20 March 2021\n Publisher: Taschen GmbH\n Zaha Hadid, a revolutionary architect, achieved remarkable acclaim despite building almost nothing throughout her career. Many critics deemed her audacious, futuristic designs unbuildable. However, in the later years of her life, Hadid's daring visions materialized, introducing a unique architectural language to cities and structures worldwide. Her notable works include the Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati, hailed as "the most important new building in America since the Cold War" by The New York Times; the MAXXI Museum in Rome; the Guangzhou Opera House in China; and the London 2012 Olympics Aquatics Centre. At the time of her untimely death in 2016, Hadid had firmly established herself among the elite of world architecture. She was recognized as the first woman to win both the Pritzker Prize for architecture and the RIBA Royal Gold Medal, but above all, as a giver of new forms, the first great architect of the noughties. This essential introduction showcases key examples of Hadid's pioneering practice, from her early sharply angled buildings to her later more fluid architecture that integrated floors, ceilings, walls, and furniture into holistic designs. She was an artist, as much as an architect, who fiercely challenged traditional rules and created her own 21st-century universe.\n Weight: 622g\n Dimension: 261 x 206 x 14 (mm)\n ISBN-13: 9783836536356\n \n
