A Life in Design: Zaha Hadid

Astonishing and visionary – Zaha Hadid’s various projects have delighted people the world over. Here we remember the architect through some of her most inspired designs.

BY Sam Preston

April 1st, 2016

Brazen, highly experimental, impactful and inspirational, Zaha Hadid regularly ventured where few would dare. Indesign remembers Zaha Hadid, who has died suddenly at age 65, an iconic architect and leader, who’s influence is spread across disciplines and across all walks of life – within the very art of architecture, for women, and in evolving future cities all over the world.

Guangzhou Opera House

Heydar Aliyev Centre

The Dongdaemun Design Plaza

Riverside Museum of Transport

Z Boat

Messner Mountain Museum

MAXXI Italian National Museum of 21st Century Arts

Al Wakrah Stadium for 2022 FIFA World Cup

Z Chair for Sawaya & Moroni

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