Zaha Hadid

(1950–2016) irakisk arkitekt

Zaha Hadid (United Kingdom, 1950–2016) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Zaha Hadid belongs to the chapter ‘The present day’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Zaha Hadid was born in Baghdad and died in Miami. Zaha Hadid trained at Architectural Association School of Architecture, American University of Beirut, and Berkhamsted School. Zaha Hadid worked in Baku, Berlin, Weil am Rhein, and Rome. Wikidata associates Zaha Hadid with deconstructivism. Zaha Hadid became a member of Royal Academy of Arts. The awards include Stirling Prize, Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Pritzker Architecture Prize, and Praemium Imperiale.

The best-known works include ‘London Aquatics Centre’, ‘Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center’, ‘Guangzhou Opera House’, and ‘Contemporary Arts Center’. The works belong mainly to the genres architectural painting and futurist architecture. The catalogue has 27 buildings by Zaha Hadid. The dated buildings span the years 1927–2019. The buildings are in places such as Innsbruck, Milan, Al Wakrah, Baku, and London Borough of Newham. They are in 15 countries. According to Wikidata, buildings by Zaha Hadid belong to the styles ‘Contemporary architecture’ and ‘Postmodernism’.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Tony Cragg, Richard Deacon, Roger Deakins, James Rizzi, and Cg'ose Ntcox'o.