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Zaha Hadid

By Philip Jodidio
Series: Basic Art
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Zaha Hadid was a revolutionary architect whose daring, futuristic designs initially seemed unbuildable. Over time, her visionary projects became reality, transforming cities with iconic structures such as the Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Guangzhou Opera House in China, and the London 2012 Olympics Aquatics Centre. Recognised as the first woman to win both the Pritzker Prize and the RIBA Royal Gold Medal, Hadid redefined architecture in the 21st century with fluid forms that integrated floors, ceilings, and furniture into a cohesive artistic vision.
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Format: Hardback
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Ideal for readers interested in contemporary architecture, art lovers, design professionals, and anyone inspired by visionary creativity in the built environment.

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Discover the audacious futurism of Zaha Hadid. As the first woman to win both the Pritzker Prize for architecture and the RIBA Royal Gold Medal, Hadid broke the rules and re-defined the game, despite some saying her designs were unbuildable. At the time of her unexpected death in 2016, she was firmly established as the first great architect of the noughties.

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Zaha Hadid was a revolutionary architect, who for many years built almost nothing, despite winning critical acclaim. Some even said her audacious, futuristic designs were unbuildable.

During the latter years of her life, Hadid's daring visions became a reality, bringing a unique new architectural language to cities and structures as varied as the Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati, hailed by The New York Times as "the most important new building in America since the Cold War"; the MAXXI Museum in Rome; the Guangzhou Opera House in China; and the London 2012 Olympics Aquatics Centre.

At the time of her unexpected death in 2016, Hadid was firmly established among the elite of world architecture, 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.

From her early sharply angled buildings to later more fluid architecture that made floors, ceilings, walls, and furniture part of an overall design, this essential introduction presents key examples of Hadid's pioneering practice. She was an artist, as much as an architect, who fought to break the old rules and crafted her own 21st-century universe.

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Praised as "visually phenomenal and fantastically realised," the book celebrates Hadid’s audacity and innovation. Reviews describe her work as a revolutionary arrival of the future through futuristic, beautiful designs, highlighting the boldness and creativity that define her architectural legacy.

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ISBN: 9783836536356

Publisher: Taschen GmbH

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 17 June 2016

Country: Germany

Imprint: Taschen GmbH

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 260.0mm

Weight: 630g

Pages: 96

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Philip Jodidio Series: Basic Art

About the Author

Philip Jodidio studied art history and economics at Harvard and edited Connaissance des Arts for over 20 years. His TASCHEN books include the Homes for Our Time series and monographs on numerous major architects, including Norman Foster, Tadao Ando, Renzo Piano, Jean Nouvel, and Zaha Hadid.

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