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| Architect Zaha Hadid dies at 65  Architect Zaha Hadid died on Thursday in Miami. She had contracted bronchitis earlier this week and suffered a sudden heart attack while being treated in hospital.Renowned for her theoretical work, Hadid’s designs were so complex that for the first few decades of her practice, many of her more ambitious projects were never completed, even as she gained a dedicated following among colleagues. Her completed projects include the Heydar Aliyev Centre in Baku, Azerbaijan (2013); Guangzhou Opera House in China (2010); the London Aquatics Centre, built for the 2012 Olympic Games; MAXXI: Italian National Museum of 21st Century Arts in Rome (2009); the Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati (2003); and the Vitra Fire Station in Weil Am Rhein, Germany (1993). In 2004 she became the first female recipient of the Pritzker, considered the equivalent of the Nobel prize for architecture. Hadid became the first woman to scoop the top British architecture prize last September. Previous winners of the Royal Gold Medal from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) include Frank Gehry, Norman Foster and Frank Lloyd Wright. Born in Baghdad in 1950, Hadid studied mathematics at the American University of Beirut before starting her architectural study in 1972 at the Architectural Association in London. By 1979, she had established her own practice. She was also a partner in the Office of Metropolitan Architecture with Rem Koolhaas. Her many appointments included teaching positions at Harvard, Yale, and other universities. write your comments about the article :: © 2016 Construction News :: home page |