Zaha Hadid. Complete Works 1979-Today - (Jumbo) by Philip Jodidio (Hardcover)

About the Book

From an Olympic ski jump to the world's largest airport terminal, this book contains the complete works of Dame Zaha Hadid, one of the great architects of the 21st century and the first woman to win the Pritzker Prize. With photos, descriptions and drawings, readers can explore the life and philosophy of the Queen of the Curve.

Book Synopsis

Zaha Hadid (1950 - 2016) was a revolutionary architect. For years, she was widely acclaimed and won numerous prizes despite building practically nothing. Some even said her work was simply impossible to build. Yet, during the latter years of her life, Hadid's daring visions became a reality, bringing a new and unique architectural language to cities and structures such as the Port House in Antwerp, the Al Janoub Stadium near Doha, Qatar, and the spectacular new airport terminal in Beijing.

By her untimely death in 2016, Hadid was firmly established among architecture's finest elite, working on projects in Europe, China, the Middle East, and the United States. She was the first female architect to win both the Pritzker Prize for architecture and the prestigious RIBA Royal Gold Medal, with her long-time Partner Patrik Schumacher now the leader of Zaha Hadid Architects and in charge of many new projects.

Based on the massive TASCHEN monograph, this book is now available in an extensively updated and accessible edition covering Hadid's complete works, including ongoing projects. With abundant photographs, in-depth sketches, and Hadid's own drawings, the volume traces the evolution of her career, spanning not only her most pioneering buildings but also the furniture and interior designs that were integrated into her unique, and distinctly 21st-century, universe.

Review Quotes

"Visually phenomenal and fantastically realized."-- "Der Standard"

"Zaha Hadid's work is a revolution. The future has landed, with an entire fleet of beautiful, futuristic spaceships."-- "Monopol"

"A celebration of all that is brave and audacious in her work."-- "Australian Financial Review"

"See inside Zaha Hadid's revolutionary oeuvre."-- "architecturaldigest.com"