Each year, the Serpentine Galleries in London commission a leading architect to design a new temporary summer pavilion in Kensington Gardens. The installation usually runs from June to October. Sometimes it then travels around the world, as was the case with Unzipped Toronto (Bjarke Ingels).… Read More
Candace Taylor published an article today in the WSJ about the late Zaha Hadid’s One Thousand Museum tower in downtown Miami. The title: “Zaha Hadid’s Miami Tower Is an Architectural Feat. Is It Designed to Sell?” It’s an interesting case study, particularly for those of… Read More
This is last year’s news and some of you may have already seen it, but here is a video of Zaha Hadid’s only completed private residence: It was built in the Barvikha Forest near Moscow. The client, Vladislav Doronin, is a real estate developer. He… Read More
Today, Google is celebrating the famed Iraqi-born British architect Zaha Hadid, who died last March (2016) in Miami of a sudden heart attack. She was the first woman ever to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize, which is the prize of all prizes for architects. Here… Read More
Today the world lost one of the most important architects of our time: Zaha Hadid. She was only 65. But the thing about architects, particularly famous “starchitects” such as Zaha Hadid, is that when they pass, they leave behind a rich legacy through their buildings.… Read More
BRANDON DONNELLY 