This expanded and up-to-date volume showcases Zaha Hadid's remarkable and inspiring work over
the course of her career Zaha Hadid (1950- 2016) was one of the most innovative and celebrated
architects of our time. This comprehensive survey of over two hundred projects?from her
earliest experimentations to product design from speculative follies to large- scale built
works?is a testament to the depth range and inventiveness of her vision. This compact and
comprehensive edition has been thoroughly expanded and brought up to date with the latest
completed buildings and Hadid's final projects. Prepared in collaboration with the architect's
office the book contains a dazzling array of imagery including large- scale paintings
sculpture- like models multi-perspective drawings and dynamic computer renderings. Organized
chronologically over Hadid's career this volume reveals her earliest inspirations and also
includes the last projects she worked on such as the Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul the
Dominion Office Building in Moscow and the Port House in Antwerp. Critic and museum director
Aaron Betsky's introduction examines Hadid's entire career both in the context of
architectural history and as a manifestation of the current and future state of architecture.
700+ color illustrations
