RIP Zaha Hadid
Zaha Hadid at the Swarovski Crystal Palace Opening Private Dinner at Setai on December 5, 2006
Miami Beach, FL – April 1, 2016 – It’s a sad week in the architectural world as we mourn the loss of the great Dame Zaha Hadid, who passed away unexpectedly on Thursday here in Miami. Hadid was widely regarded as the greatest female architect in the world. Renowned for her elongated structures, dramatic and experimental designs — often said as impossible to build, Zaha Hadid’s acclaimed architecture transforms our ideas of the future with visionary spatial concepts defined by advanced design, material and construction processes. Some of Hadid’s global works include the Vitra Fire Station in Weil Am Rhein, Germany (1993), the MAXXI: Italian National Museum of 21st Century Arts in Rome (2009), the London Aquatics Centre for the 2012 Olympic Games (2011) the Heydar Aliyev Centre in Baku (2013), the Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati (2003) and the Guangzhou Opera House in China (2010), to name a few. Miami locals may recognize Hadid’s work with the up and coming One Thousand Museum, the architect’s first skyscraper design in the Western Hemisphere. With her name on the project and iconic design in the center of downtown Miami’s skyline, the tower will be the catalyst that shifts the center of gravity for high design and luxury residences in the downtown area.
Hadid’s boundary breaking ways led her to become the first woman to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2004, as well as the first, on her own, to be awarded the RIBA Gold Medal, Britain’s top architectural award in 2015, amongst other countless awards and recognitions. There is no doubt that Hadid has left a powerful impact on not only those in the architecture realm, but the world as a whole.
Zaha Hadid & Ambra Medda at the Swarovski Crystal Palace Opening Private Dinner at Setai on December 5, 2006
Nadja Swarovski, Zaha Hadid, & DB Kim at the Swarovski Crystal Palace Opening at The Paris Theater on December 5, 2006
Zaha Hadid, DB Kim, & Esteban Cortazar at Swarovski Crystal Palace Opening at the Paris Theater on December 5, 2006
DB Kim & Zaha Hadid at the Swarovski Crystal Palace Opening at The Paris Theater on December 5, 2006
Zaha Hadid at The Webster’s Spring/Summer 2010 Fashion Show on April 15, 2010
Zaha Hadid & Laure Heriard at The Webster’s Spring/Summer 2010 Fashion Show on April 15, 2010
Susie Wahab, Zaha Hadid, & Laure Heriard at The Webster’s Spring/Summer 2010 Fashion Show on April 15, 2010
Zaha Hadid at Louis Vuitton Art Talk on August 31, 2011
Ambra Medda & Zaha Hadid at Louis Vuitton Art Talk on August 31, 2011
Carlos Suarez, Zaha Hadid, & Sarah Harrelson at the Art Basel Cocktail Party at Greg Lotus’ Home on November 28, 2011
Pharrell Williams, Zaha Hadid, & Craig Robins at Montblanc Honors Craig Robins on December 1, 2011
Craig Robins & Zaha Hadid at Montblanc Honors Craig Robins on December 1, 2011
Zaha Hadid & Craig Robins at Montblanc Honors Craig Robins on December 1, 2011
Pharrell Williams & Zaha Hadid at Montblanc Honors Craig Robins on December 1, 2011
Zaha Hadid at Design Miami/ Basel 2013 Vernissage on June 10, 2013
Frank Gehry & Zaha Hadid at YoungArts Backyard Ball on January 11, 2014
Zaha Hadid at YoungArts Backyard Ball on January 11, 2014
Zaha Hadid & Frank Gehry at YoungArts Backyard Ball on January 11, 2014
Zaha Hadid & Brian Stokes Mitchell at YoungArts Backyard Ball on January 11, 2014
Paul Lehr & Zaha Hadid at YoungArts Backyard Ball on January 11, 2014
Iran Issa Khan & Zaha Hadid at YoungArts Backyard Ball on January 11, 2014
Zaha Hadid at Pritzker Architecture Prize Press Conference at New World Center on May 15, 2015
Patrick Schumacher, Zaha Hadid, & Craig Robins at New World Center on May 15, 2015
