Acclaimed architect Zaha Hadid has passed away at the age of 65. The celebrated designer had completed a range of buildings around the globe, and last year became the first female architect to receive RIBA’s royal gold medal. Born in Baghdad in 1950, Hadid studied mathematics at the american university of Beirut before enrolling at London’s architectural association in 1972. by 1979 she had established her own London-based practice, and gained a global reputation for her ground-breaking theoretical works, often inspired by Russian constructivism. below, we present a timeline of Zara’s most recognizable works — past, present, and future.
Vitra fire station, Weil am Rhein, Germany (1993) / image by Christian Richters
Bergisel ski jump, Innsbruck, Austria, (2002) / image courtesy of Bergisel BetriebsgesmbH
BMW central building, Leipzig, Germany (2005) / image by Hélène Binet
Phaeno science centre, Wolfsburg, Germany, (2005) / image by Werner Huthmacher
Hungerburg station, Innsbruck, Austria (2007) / image by Werner Huthmacher
MAXXI museum of XXI century art, Rome (2009) / image by Richard Bryant
Guangzhou opera house, Guangzhou (2010) / image by Virgile Simon Bertrand
Evelyn Grace Academy, London (2010) / image by Luke Hayes
London Aquatics Centre, London (2011) / image by Hufton Crow
Galaxy Soho, Beijing (2012) / image by Hufton Crow
Serpentine sackler gallery, London (2013) / image by Luke Hayes
Jockey club innovation tower at Hong Kong polytechnic university (2013) / image by doublespace
Heydar aliyev center, Baku (2013) / image by Hufton Crow
DDP, seoul (2014) / image by Virgile Simon Bertrand
Bee’ah’s Sharjah headquarters, UAE / image © MIR
Mariner’s cove towers, Australia / image courtesy of sunland group
Danjiang bridge, Taiwan / image © visual arch
