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Vertical Urbanism Exhibition at Hong Kong Design Institute 15.02-03.04.2022
Hong Kong, China
19th January 2022 - 3rd April 2022
Hong Kong Design Institute
'Vertical Urbanism' at Hong Kong Design Institute
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Thallus, Shell models
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'ZHA: Vertical Urbanism' at the HKDI Gallery and presented virtually until 3 April 2022, showcases ZHA’s innovations in architecture through a variety of project documentation tools – from technical drawings and diagrams, computer-generated visualisations, and architectural models, to video projections and virtual reality experiences.
The immersive online exhibition builds upon the gallery’s popular program of digital exhibitions in contemporary design, enabling a wider audience to journey through ZHA’s formative projects, zoom in to details of architectural models and experience the multimedia exhibition.
The exhibition presents the variety of approaches undertaken by ZHA in their development of vibrant and sustainable community-orientated spaces within dense urban conditions. It also explores ZHA’s ongoing research, detailing the pioneering innovation inscribed within the studio’s architecture.
The late architect Zaha Hadid (1950 - 2016) injected a new level of dynamism into architecture. Her vision has been explosive, fluid and boundless, forcefully questioning the need for urban fortifications in her drive to establish a continuous, active ground-plane. The investigative spirit on which Hadid based her career continues in ZHA’s ground-breaking work around the world.
Photograph by Luke Hayes
Thallus White in The City 4-9 April 2017
Discover more about Thallus, exhibited at this show. Named after the Greek word for flora that has no differentiation between stem and leaf, Thallus is an experimental structure investigating form and pattern generated by advanced manufacturing and computational methods.
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Venue
'Vertical Urbanism' at Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI), 3 King Ling Road, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong from 19th January to 13th June 2022.
Exhibitions
ZHA’ exhibitions engage us in dialogue with curators, audiences, and other creators, enriching our work and how we communicate it to the world.
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Exhibitions
Presented at the Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning (MOCAUP) in Shenzhen until April 10th 2026, the Architecture of Possibility: ZHA exhibition charts the evolution of the studio’s pioneering work over recent decades.
Exhibitions
The first retrospective exhibition of her work in Russia, 'Zaha Hadid' at The State Hermitage Museum provides unprecedented insight into the work of architect Zaha Hadid in a mid-career retrospective highlighting her exploration of the Russian Avant-garde at the beginning of her career, and the continuing influence of its core principles on her work today.
Photograph by David M Heald (c) SRGF New York
Exhibitions
'Zaha Hadid: 30 years of Architecture' has 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, 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.”
Photograph by Virgile Simon Bertrand
Exhibitions
ZHA marks a significant milestone, celebrating their 15-year journey in China with ‘The New World’ exhibition of their work and research at the Guardian Art Centre, Beijing.
Image © ZHA, Refik Anadol Studio, with OpenAI DALL-E 2
Virtual Spaces
Installations + Pavilions
Exhibitions
Architecting the Metaverse’ is an immersive art project at the intersection of architecture, art, technology, and artificial intelligence (AI). It is the result of a 6-month collaboration between Refik Anadol Studio (RAS) and ZHA.
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Meta-Horizons The Future Now, Exhibition at DDP. PN 3709. 2022
Exhibitions
The inaugural exhibition of DDP’s new Design Museum, 'Meta-Horizons: The Future Now' continues DDP’s commitment to showcasing pioneering design, technological innovation and contemporary creativity.
Photograph by Xue Liang 薛亮
Exhibitions
The ‘Future Cities’ monographic exhibition examines the innovations shaping 21st century urbanism and traces ZHA’s projects that are redefining urban landscapes around the world.
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Exhibitions
Defined by a timeline of ZHA's formative works in China, 'ZHA Close Up' at MAM Shanghai in collaboration with ZHD explores the pioneering research and interconnecting relationships that unite our projects around the globe, detailing the technological innovations that are transforming how the studio imagines, designs and constructs built environments.
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