Idola di Bidang Teknik Sipil (Zaha Hadid)

Zaha Hadid

Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid is a female architect. He was the first and first Muslim woman to win the Pritzker Architectural Award in 2004. He was a female architect who attracted the world's attention with a design that resembled broken glass. She was also the first woman to receive the Royal Gold Medal award by the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Zaha Hadid was born on October 31, 1950 in Baghdad, Iraq. His father, Muhammad al-Hajj Husayn Hadid, was a wealthy industrialist from Mosul, and one of the founders of the National Democratic Party in Iraq. His mother, Wajiha al-Sabunji, was an artist from Mosul.

Zaha Hadid entered boarding school in England and Switzerland. Hadid studied mathematics at the American University before moving, in 1972, to London to study at the Architectural Association School of Architecture. There, he found inspiration in an unconventional form. Before computers made their designs easier before they were installed on paper, Hadid's studio was known to use photocopiers in creative ways to bend lines and create new shapes. While studying abstract art and architecture at the Architectural Association in London, Hadid met Rem Koolhaas, Elijah Zenghelis and Bernard Tschumi. He worked for his former professors, Koolhaas and Zenghelis, in the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, became partners in 1977. He then met Peter Rice, a technician who gave him support and help at the time when his work faced difficulties.

Zaha Hadid broke a new foundation on modern architecture by using the surrounding landscape to build inspiration. Straight lines and sharp corners of the Vitra Fire Station in Germany are inspired by the vineyards and the nearest farmland. While the London Aquatic Center roof forms waves. You can see the London Aquatic Center and several other impressive works from Hadid at the Google Earth interactive exhibition. Hadid founded his own London-based architecture practice in 1980.

Zaha Hadid passed away on March 31, 2016, due to a heart attack at the Miami hospital, where he was treated for bronchitis.

Zaha Hadid works

Of the many works of Zaha Hadid, there are 10 amazing works in the world. Here are 10 amazing works of Zaha Hadid that are spread in various countries:
1. The Riverside Museum, Scotland. This museum stands next to the river in Glasgow.
2. Vitra Fire Station, Germany. Vitra Fire Station Completed in 1993.
3. Ordrupgaard Extension, Copenhagen
4. Phaeno Science Center, Wolfsburg
5. Guangzhou Opera House, Guangzhou
6. Hungerburgbahn, Innsbruck
7. Heydar Aliyev Center, Azerbaijan
8. MAXXI National Museum of the 21st Century Arts
9. Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Seoul
10. Pierresvives, Montpellier