Zaha Hadid, Groundbreaking Architect, Dies at 65
Last edited Thu Mar 31, 2016, 12:44 PM - Edit history (1)
Source: NY Times
"Zaha Hadid, the Iraqi-British architect whose curving, elongated structures left a mark on skylines around the world, and who was the first woman to win the Pritzker Prize, her professions highest honor, died in Miami on Thursday. She was 65."
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For those of you unfamiliar with her work, it is well worth taking a look at some of the buildings she designed. She was a phenomenal talent, taken from us way too early.
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djean111
(14,255 posts)And way too early, indeed.
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)nt
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,505 posts)I wasn't expecting that one.
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flamingdem
(39,320 posts)relatively young.
Wow
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)I had the opportunity to see her in person some time ago.
Sad.
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,600 posts)that ran in the New York Times Magazine about ten years ago. Okay, so I need to clean more often. I'll see if I can find a link.
I hear that you can find things like on the computer now instead of piling up old newspapers. What will they think of next?
elljay
(1,178 posts)I think I may have a worse cleaning problem than you!
Maybe this is the link (also attaching one to a different article):
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/28/magazine/style-woman-of-steel.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/02/arts/design/02hadi.html?action=click&contentCollection=Art%20%26%20Design&module=RelatedCoverage®ion=Marginalia&pgtype=article
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,600 posts)Raster
(20,998 posts)Wonderful Architect, and a trail-blazer for women in the field. I LOVE HER WORK!!!
BeyondGeography
(39,379 posts)Loved her work. One example:
http://www.e-architect.co.uk/spain/zaragoza-bridge
Islandurp
(188 posts)I believe her last tower is going to be in Miami.