Zaha Hadid, Groundbreaking Architect, Dies at 65

[elljay]

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 profession’s 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]

1. Oh - she was brilliant!

And way too early, indeed.

[Bluenorthwest]

2. Her buildings are amazing, so sad she is gone so young.

nt

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

3. Hoy shit!

I wasn't expecting that one.

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[flamingdem]

4. That's shocking, she's so important and

relatively young.

Wow

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

5. I'm sorry to hear that. She was an awesome architect.

I had the opportunity to see her in person some time ago.

Sad.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

6. I recently threw out an article about her

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]

8. I probably still have that issue

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&region=Marginalia&pgtype=article

[mahatmakanejeeves]

9. That's probably the one. Thanks. NT

[Raster]

7. Rest in peace, Dear Lady!

Wonderful Architect, and a trail-blazer for women in the field. I LOVE HER WORK!!!

[BeyondGeography]

10. She made the world look cool again

Loved her work. One example:

http://www.e-architect.co.uk/spain/zaragoza-bridge

[Islandurp]

11. That's too bad.

I believe her last tower is going to be in Miami.