Building the Future Now - The iconic work of a singular architect
Zaha Hadid is a wildly controversial architect, who for many years built
almost nothing, despite her designs winning prizes and critical acclaim. Some
even said her work was unbuildable. Yet over the past decade she has completed
numerous structures including the Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in
Cincinnati (which the New York Times called ''the most important new building in
America since the Cold War''), the Phaeno Science Center in Wolfsburg, Germany,
and the Central Building of the new BMW Assembly Plant in Leipzig. Today, Hadid
is firmly established among the élite of world architecture, her audacious and
futuristic designs having catapulted her to international fame.
Born in Baghdad and educated in London, where her practice is based, Hadid
has designed radical architecture for over 30 years and is now the subject of
this massive TASCHEN monograph. Covering her complete works to date, and all of
her recent work from Dubai to Guangzhou, this XL tome demonstrates the
progression of Hadid’s career—including not only buildings but also furniture
and interior designs—with in-depth texts, spectacular photos, and her own
drawings. Also included is a special section with translucent vellum paper
allowing multiple layers of designs to be viewed at once or separately.
About the author
Philip Jodidio studied art history and economics at Harvard, and edited
Connaissance des Arts for over 20 years. His books include TASCHEN's
Architecture Now! Series, Building a New Millennium, and monographs on Tadao
Ando, Norman Foster, Richard Meier, Jean Nouvel, and Zaha Hadid. He is
internationally renowned as one of the most popular writers on the subject of
architecture.
Presentation of Hadid-Projects:
Zaragoza Bridge Pavilion Expo 2008, Zaragoza, Spain
Project Presentations on our German Website architekten24
Phaeno Science Center, Wolfsburg
BMW Werk Leipzig
Hadid, Complete Works 1979–2009
Philip Jodidio
Multilingual Edition:
English, French, German
Hardcover, 600 pages
30.8 x 39 cm (12.1 x 15.4 in.)
ISBN: 978-3-8365-0294-8
€ 100.00 / £ 100.00 / $150.00
For ordering please contact the Publisher
- TASCHEN - www.taschen.com
german version 