The sixth anniversary of the departure of the world’s first lady of architecture
The sixth anniversary of the departure of the world’s first lady of architecture
The international Iraqi architect, who believed in modernity and freedom in construction, “Zaha Hadid”,
passed away on this day, 6 years ago.
The late architect achieved wide fame in Western architectural circles,
producing more than 950 projects in 44 countries.
The most important of these projects were the fire station in Germany, the Italian Art Museum in Rome,
the Abu Dhabi Bridge, and the London Marine Sports Centre.
Hadid was the first Arab woman to receive the Pritzker Prize in 2004,
an award given annually to honor a surviving architect.
Some books have talked about Hadid and her architectural thought, such as the book “Famous People of Architecture”,
which says: “Zaha Hadid adhered to the deconstructive school that is concerned with modern style and style in design.
Her works were also characterized by imagination, as she placed her designs in free lines that are not defined by horizontal or vertical lines.
This is in addition to the durability of these works, and their works were greatly influenced by the works of “Oscar Niemeyer”.
Especially his sense of space, in addition to his unique talent.
The sixth anniversary of the departure of the world’s first lady of architecture
His work inspired and encouraged her to create her own style, following his search for fluidity in all forms.
The destructive trend was also the architectural trend of Zaha Hadid,
which involves high complexity and irregular geometry, and she believed that deconstruction was the mental beginning of modernity architecture.
The late woman was also mentioned in the book “The Challenge of Gravity in Zaha Hadid’s Architecture”,
written by Dr. “Wejdan Dia”, a specialist in architecture.
In her book on Zaha Hadid, Diya confirmed that the basic element of construction, according to Zaha,
depends on two things: “iron” as a basic material for construction, and “the broad imagination.”
Thus, her designs were considered as belonging to a fantasy world on another planet, and this trend is one of the most important architectural movements in the twentieth century.
As the book stated: “The vision of Zaha’s special direction is that it is based on strange and inclined pillars and enjoys fluidity and deconstruction in determining Earth’s gravity,
through an insistence on ceilings and flying beams.”
The character of “Zaha Hadid” enjoyed creativity, as understanding the product of her architecture,
through an understanding of the designer’s roots and her belief in new structural systems.
And her belief in the applications of the technological revolution, and finding new ways of looking at things,
and representing the reality of modernity, as Zaha took on the task of expressing modernity and freedom in construction.
