- I chose Zaha Hadid to explore the work of a designer/architect who works on a bigger scale than product, while still working with something that needs to be highly functional.
- She studied mathematics at American University of Beirut before studying at the Architectural Association School of Architecture.
- Known at her school as “the inventor of the 89 degrees,” Hadid’s work often combined striking curves and shocking angles to create architecture that is unlike much of the other architecture in the world.
Wangjing Soho building
Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center
Galaxy Soho
Zaha Hadid for United Nude
4. Like many futurists, Hadid seems uninterested in rectilinear forms. Her work tends to stick with the generic materials palette of futurism, with glossy blacks and whites and matte greys with pops of color throughout. More than anything, her other nickname “queen of the curve” seems to describe her work quite well.
5. From researching Hadid, I’m beginning to have a further understanding of futurist tropes and conventions and I’m thinking more about how my work can fit into those conventions and how it can defy them.
