|* architecture . Zaha Hadid and Phaeno Science Museum in Germany.
On Friday, November 25, there was a big opening of a grand Science Museum in Wolfsburg, Germany. The Science Center, Phaeno, is the first of its kind in Germany and presents to the visitors mysterious strangeness ruled by a system of structural organization. As it is said in the official press release, the building is structured in such a way that it maintains a large degree of transparent and porosity on the ground and an artificial crater-like landscape allowes diagonal views to the different levels of the exhibition-scape.
This entire alien-like wonder is designed by Zaha Hadid, a female independent practitioner among today's most elite architects.Born in Baghdad, Iraq in 1950, Hadid received her degree in mathematics from the American University in Beirut and studied at the Architectural Association in London, where she won the Diploma Prize in 1977. Upon graduation Hadid became a partner in the Office of Metropolitan Architecture, where she worked with influential architects Rem Koolhaas and Elia Zenghelis. Establishing her own practice in London in 1979, she soon gained international attention with her controversial winning entry for the Peak International Design Competition for Hong Kong in 1983.
Hadid was the only woman included in the Museum of Modern Art's 1988 Deconstructivist Architecture exhibition. Her first physically-realized project, the Vitra Fire Station in Weil am Rhein, Germany, spinned her career to a new phase. This small structure, which has been characterized as "frozen motion," reflects Hadid's frequent use of unusual shapes to integrate a building with its environment.Some other works:
Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Arts, Cincinnati, Ohio
Center of Contemporary Art, Rome, Italy
I was trully amaized by her design and innovative ideas, as Hadid is consistently pushing the boundaries of architecture and urban design and experimenting with new spatial concepts. And last, but not least, in 2004 Zaha Hadid became a Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize marking the first time a woman has been named for this 26 year old award.
more info on Zaha Hadid and her project can be found:
* on her official website
* in the Online Media Kit from the Pritzker Architecture Prize website
* ARCspace.com
posted by Aleksandra Birjukova @ 27.11.05
2 Comments:
It is amazing how people can use their imagination! Her works are like alien style, something that is hard to perceive as it goes against any rules.
Tatjana
Uh,really talant and succesful woman. As I visit in Germany , will go at this muzeum definatly.
Gragor,
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