Zaha Hadid

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Dame Zaha Hadid
full name?
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October 31 1950, Baghdad, Iraq
born on? where?
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March 31 2016, Miami, Florida, USA
perished on? where?
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British
Zaha Hadid was a ____________ architect
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radical deconstructivist
Known for her ________________ designs
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2004; Pritzker Architecture Prize
In _______,__she became the first woman to be awarded the ____________________
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1979; Zaha Hadid Architects
She started her own practice, '___________' in London.
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1993; Vitra Fire station
She completed the ______________ in Germany, which started functioning the same year.
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Vitra Fire station
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2004; Pritzker Architectural Prize.
became the first female and Muslim recipient of the ____________
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Moon Sofa System
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Central Bank of Iraq
her first project in her native Iraq; to design the new building
her first project in her native Iraq; to design the new building
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Capital Hill Residence
was Zaha Hadid's only private residential design. Located in a forest near Moscow, the $140 million project is half submerged into the ground.
was Zaha Hadid's only private residential design. Located in a forest near Moscow, the $140 million project is half submerged into the ground.
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Heydar Aliyev Center
Clad in reinforced concrete and polyester, the 619,000-square-foot Heydar Aliyev Centre in Baku, Azerbaijan, is known for its swooping façade.
Clad in reinforced concrete and polyester, the 619,000-square-foot Heydar Aliyev Centre in Baku, Azerbaijan, is known for its swooping façade.
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Glasgow Museum of Transport
The Riverside Museum, an addition to the Glasgow Museum of Transport in Scotland, cuts a striking figure with its zigzagging zinc-clad roof.
The Riverside Museum, an addition to the Glasgow Museum of Transport in Scotland, cuts a striking figure with its zigzagging zinc-clad roof.
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Guangzhou Opera House
in China's Guangdong province is shaped to resemble two pebbles on the bank of the Pearl River. The interior of the shimmering main auditorium is lined with panels of gypsum molded in flowing, organic shapes and lit with thousands of tiny lights that resemble stars in the night sky.
in China's Guangdong province is shaped to resemble two pebbles on the bank of the Pearl River. The interior of the shimmering main auditorium is lined with panels of gypsum molded in flowing, organic shapes and lit with thousands of tiny lights that resemble stars in the night sky.
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Zaragoza Bridge Pavilion
built in 2008, doubles as a pedestrian bridge across the Ebro River in Zaragoza, Spain. The building's exterior, comprising 29,000 triangles, is composed of fiberglass-reinforced concrete.
built in 2008, doubles as a pedestrian bridge across the Ebro River in Zaragoza, Spain. The building's exterior, comprising 29,000 triangles, is composed of fiberglass-reinforced concrete.
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National Museum of the 21st Century Arts (MAXXI)
Hewn from concrete and steel, and is built on the site of a disused military compound.
Hewn from concrete and steel, and is built on the site of a disused military compound.
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Galaxy Soho
a retail, office, and entertainment complex in Beijing, comprises four spherical structures clad in aluminum and stone that are bound together by pedestrian bridges.
a retail, office, and entertainment complex in Beijing, comprises four spherical structures clad in aluminum and stone that are bound together by pedestrian bridges.
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Pierres Vives
The concrete-and-glass __________ building in Montpellier, France, will house three government departments.
The concrete-and-glass __________ building in Montpellier, France, will house three government departments.
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futuristic; curving façades, sharp angles, and severe materials
The Iraqi-British, Zaha Hadid, became famous for her intensely __________ architecture characterized by _____________________________ such as concrete and steel.
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Deconstructivism movement.
“Removing the essence of architecture" was the summarized goal
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calligraphic drawings
Influenced by **Malevich, Tatlin and Rodchenko**, she used ___________ as the main method for visualising her architectural ideas.
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painting; abstraction
For Hadid, ___________ was a design tool, and ___________ an investigative structure for imagining architecture and its relationship to the world we live in.
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Stirling Prize (2010)
MAXXI Museum of Modern Art in Rome.
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Stirling Prize (2011)
Evelyn Grace Academy
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Praemium Imperiale (2009)
Japanese Award
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Pritzker Prize (2004)
2004 Prize
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