Topic 6 - Maxxi Art Museum by Zaha Hadid, 2010

where is it?

Flaminio district just outside of Rome

such a modern design that juxtaposes Rome’s associations with the…

classical

References to the Roman invention of…

Concrete in 2nd BC - used as a dominant material in the building

the concrete is reinforced with…

steel infrastructure

the reinforcements allowed for…

cantilevers

the …. design makes the most of the fluid potential of concrete

curvilinear

there are references to both the …. and …. styles

international and classical

references to pillars seen in the…

dramatic overhangs reminiscent of classical porticos

the angular design is seen to celebrate the …. of …. life

energy and conflict of modern city life

use of concrete allows for ….

daring forms, large spans and cantilevered projections

Hadid conceived of a multi-layered composition that would mirror the…

historical layering of Roman architecture through ancient times

built on the site of a former…

military barracks and included part of the old structure

the first major…

public museum dedicated to contemporary art to be opened in Italy for decades

central concept of the design was to create…

‘fluid geometry’ and create a fluid and flexible building

Hadid claimed it was a museum which represented….

“a field of buildings”

the interior has a …. quality and large ….

labyrinthine quality and large open spaces

many criticised its design and that it represented a kind of….

nightmarish maze, full of unpredictable corners and dead-ends

the walls were considered …. for …. artworks

impractical for hanging artworks

the design had features like …. walls which could be used for hanging works

floating

snaking stairways also served as….

viewing ramps

the colour scheme is…

monochrome

exposed concrete walls allowed for a….

neutral backdrop for display

there is a sense that one has a desire to rethink the past and repurpose it rather than obliterate it through the….

clear references to Roman heritage and incorporations of the old barracks

the location at the… emphasises the…

edge of the city emphasises the notion of regeneration and creating new identities for neglected urban areas

Hadid’s Islamic heritage is also reflected in the…

interiors - curved stairways allusive of minarets

also references …. ….. design in the free-floating….

Soviet avant-garde / Constructivist shapes created by the steel fins and sinuous ramps

the work is given a …. identity, fitting for 21st C global art

hybrid