Photograph by David M Heald (c) SRGF New York

New York, United States of America

3rd June 2006 - 25th October 2006

Guggenheim Museum

Exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum

This exhibition provided an in-depth examination of the oeuvre of one of today’s most visionary architects. The first woman to be awarded the distinguished Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2004, Dame Zaha Hadid is internationally known for both her theoretical and academic work, as well as a portfolio of built projects that have literally “shifted the geometry of buildings.”

An in-depth examination of the oeuvre of one of today’s most visionary architects

This exhibition provided an in-depth examination of the oeuvre of one of today’s most visionary architects. The first woman to be awarded the distinguished Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2004, Dame Zaha Hadid is internationally known for both her theoretical and academic work, as well as a portfolio of built projects that have literally “shifted the geometry of buildings.”

 

The Iraqi born, London based architect collaborated with the Guggenheim on several projects, including the design for the museum’s exhibition ‘The Great Utopia’ in 1992. Each of Hadid’s dynamic and innovative projects builds on decades of her revolutionary experimentation and research in the interrelated fields of urbanism, architecture, and design. 

 

Zaha provided a comprehensive look at her projects worldwide. True to her interdisciplinary approach to architecture, this exhibition displayed a wide range of media including painting, drawing, large-scale urban plans, proposals for international design competitions, building designs for contemporary cultural and sports facilities, documentation of current projects under construction, and a site-specific work created especially for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum rotunda.