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Zaha Hadid Architects
British architecture and design firm
British architecture and design firm
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Zaha Hadid Architects |
| type | Employee Benefit Trust (EBT) |
| key_people | |
| industry | Architecture |
| num_employees | 500 |
| foundation | |
| location | London |
| website |
Zaha Hadid Architects is a British architecture and design firm founded by renowned architect Zaha Hadid (1950–2016), with its main office situated in Clerkenwell, London. After the death of "starchitect" Hadid, Patrik Schumacher became head of the firm. At the time with a staff of 400, with 36 projects across 21 countries.
In the early 2020s, the firm designed a virtual city, Liberland Metaverse, based on the Liberland micronation and hosted on the Metaverse platform. The firm had in the 2020s turned to artificial intelligence to help in the design of workplaces; the firm created a dedicated internal unit called ZHAI (Zaha Hadid Analytics + Insights) to address AI utilization, something uncommon among peer firms. ----archive link provides access to full text without subscription
Recent awards
2023
World Architecture Awards{{Cite web |title=World Architecture Community Awards 43rd Cycle Winners Are Announced |url=https://worldarchitecture.org/article-links/ennve/world-architecture-community-awards-43rd-cycle-winners-are-announced.html |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=World Architecture Community}}
- Realised Award Winning Architecture Projects: BEEAH Headquarters (United Arab Emirates)
- Designed Award Winning Architecture Projects: International Convention Centre and Theaters (French Polynesia)
Johnson Controls Blueprint of the Future Award{{Cite web |url=https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/media-center/news/press-releases/2023/02/28/beeah-headquarters-receives-blueprint-of-the-future-award |title=BEEAH Headquarters receives "Blueprint of the Future" award, as the first fully AI-integrated building in the Middle East |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=johnsoncontrols.com}}
- BEEAH Headquarters (United Arab Emirates)
2022
UK Excellence in Design Award
- Infinitus Plaza (Guangzhou, China)
Architizer Awards A+ Awards
Jury Winner for Best Large Firm
Jury Winner for Architecture + Concrete: Striatus 3D Printed Bridge (Venice, Italy)
Architectural work
Conceptual projects
- Price Tower extension hybrid project (2002), Bartlesville, Oklahoma – pending
- Guggenheim-Hermitage Vilnius, Vilnius, Lithuania, (2008–2012) – not realised
- Kartal-Pendik Waterfront Regeneration, Istanbul, Turkey
- Szervita Square bubble office building Budapest, Hungary – not realised
- Liberland Metaverse
- Dorobanti Tower, Bucharest, Romania - not realised
Major completed projects




- Vitra Fire Station (1994), Weil am Rhein, Germany
- Hoenheim-North Terminus & Car Park (2001), Hoenheim, France. Project architect: Stephane Hof
- Bergisel Ski Jump (2002), Innsbruck, Austria
- Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art (2003), Cincinnati, Ohio, US
- BMW Central Building (2005), Leipzig, Germany
- Ordrupgaard annexe (2005), Copenhagen, Denmark
- Phaeno Science Center (2005), Wolfsburg, Germany
- Maggie's Centres at the Victoria Hospital (2006), Kirkcaldy, Scotland
- Tondonia Winery Pavilion (2001–2006), Haro, Spain
- Eleftheria square redesign (2007), Nicosia, Cyprus
- Hungerburgbahn new stations (2007), Innsbruck, Austria
- Chanel Mobile Art Pavilion (2006–2008), Tokyo, Hong Kong, New York City, London, Paris, Moscow
- Bridge Pavilion (2008), Zaragoza, Spain
- J. S. Bach Pavilion, Manchester International Festival (2009), Manchester, UK
- CMA CGM Tower (2007–2010), Marseille, France
- Pierres Vives (2002–2012), Montpellier, France
- MAXXI - National Museum of the 21st Century Arts (1998–2010), Rome, Italy. Stirling Prize 2010 winner.
- Guangzhou Opera House (2010), Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
- Riverside Museum (2011), a development of Glasgow Transport Museum, Scotland
- Heydar Aliyev Center (2007-2012), Baku, Azerbaijan
- Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, (2008–2012)
- London Aquatics Centre (2012), London, UK, a 17,500-seat venue for the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Galaxy SOHO (2008-2012), Beijing, China
- Dongdaemun Design Plaza & Park (2008–2014), Seoul, South Korea
- Port Authority Building (2009-2016), Antwerp, Belgium
- Napoli Afragola railway station, Italy
- New Maritime Terminal in Salerno, Italy
- Citylife office tower (Storto) and residentials, Milan, Italy
- Morpheus (2018), Cotai, Macau
- 520 West 28th Street (2013-2018), Manhattan, New York City
- Beijing Daxing International Airport terminal building (2014–2019), Beijing, China
- Leeza SOHO (completed 2019), Beijing, China
- The Opus (2007-2020), Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- North Souks Department store (completed 2021), Beirut, Lebanon
- Infinitus Plaza (2022), Guangzhou, China
- BEEAH Headquarters (completed 2022), United Arab Emirates
- Jinwan Arts Center, Zhuhai, China (2023)
- Sky Park Residence, Bratislava, Slovakia (2024)
- KAFD Metro Station, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2024)
- The Henderson, Central, Hong Kong (2024)
Unfinished projects
- Mandarin Oriental Dellis Cay, Villa D (planned private home was targeted for completion 2010, but cancelled in 2011 following project bankruptcy), Dellis Cay, Turks & Caicos Islands.
- Nuragic and Contemporary Art Museum (2006) (on hold), Cagliari, Italy
- Tokyo National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. (Scrapped in July 2015 by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe)
Ongoing and future projects
- Central Bank of Iraq Tower, Baghdad, Iraq (to be completed 2025).
- Fereshteh Pasargad Hotel, Tehran, Iran (to be completed by 2022).
- Central Business District Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (to be completed by 2023)
- Danjiang Bridge, Taipei, Taiwan (to be completed 2022)
- Mercury Tower, St. Julian's, Malta (to be completed 2023)
- Navi Mumbai International Airport, Mumbai, India (Phase 1 opened in 2025)
- Go Park SAI SHA, Sai Kung, Hong Kong (to be completed 2024)
- International Gateway Centre (IGC), West Kowloon, Hong Kong (to be completed 2025)
- Western Sydney Airport, Sydney, Australia (Phase 1 to open in 2026)
- Sky Park Tower, Bratislava, Slovakia (2027)
- Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Terminal 3B, Chongqing, China
- Chengdu Science Fiction Museum (in construction, 2022), Chengdu, China
- Oppo Headquarters, Shenzhen, China (to be completed by 2025)
- Rail Baltica Ülemiste main railway terminal, Tallinn, Estonia (to be completed by 2030)
- Port of Tallinn Masterplan 2030 for the Old City Harbour, Tallinn, Estonia (to be completed by 2030)
- Unicorn Island planned development, Chengdu, China
- Start-Up Exhibition and Conference Centre, Chengdu, China
- Tower C at Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base, Shenzhen, China (to be completed by 2027)
- Vilnius Railway Station "Green Connect", Vilnius, Lithuania
- Surfside condominium site redevelopment, Surfside, Florida
- International Convention Centre and Theaters (designed 2022), French Polynesia
- Discovery City, Ibrahim Technopolis, Malaysia
References
References
- Tang, Ming. (2014). "Parametric Building Design Using Autodesk Maya". [[Routledge]].
- (July 2023). "Home".
- Bernstein, Fred A.. (November 2016). "In the shadow of Zaha: Patrik Schumacher, right hand of the late starchitect Zaha Hadid, faces the daunting task of leading the firm she built".
- Finney, Alice. (11 March 2022). "Zaha Hadid Architects designs virtual Liberland Metaverse city".
- "World Architecture Community Awards 43rd Cycle Winners Are Announced".
- "BEEAH Headquarters receives "Blueprint of the Future" award, as the first fully AI-integrated building in the Middle East".
- . (12 May 2022). ["Winners 2022"](http://www.aiauk.org/winners-2022). *[[American Institute of Architects]] (UK Chapter)*.
- "2022 Firms Winners – Architizer A+Awards".
- "2022 Plus Winners - Architizer A+Awards".
- (2022-12-12). "Striatus 3D Printed Bridge by Zaha Hadid Architects".
- (8 April 2011). "Tondonia Winery Pavilion / Zaha Hadid".
- "Maxxi_Museo Nazionale Delle Arti Del Xxi Secolo".
- "The Heydar Aliyev Project".
- (March 16, 2010). "World-class building under way with Broad Art Museum groundbreaking".
- (October 2018). "Dongdaemun Design Plaza & Park".
- (December 2008). "Afragola station delayed". [[Today's Railways Europe]].
- Pires, Samantha. (2022-01-15). "Zaha Hadid Architects Design "Infinite Ring" Buildings to Inspire Connection Inside and Out".
- "BEEAH Headquarters".
- (2016-05-06). "Zaha Hadid Architects to design a New Central Business District for Prague".
- "Zaha Hadid Architects".
- "Rail Baltica Ülemiste joint terminal".
- "Port of Tallinn Masterplan 2030 for the Old City Harbour - Masterplans".
- (21 January 2020). "First building on Zaha Hadid Architects' Unicorn Island nears completion". Dezeen.
- "Tower C at Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base".
- "Vilnius Railway Station".
- (June 13, 2023). "Designs released for the Zaha Hadid Architects–designed condo building planned for the site of the Surfside collapse". The Architect's Newspaper.
- (22 August 2024). "JLand Group & Zaha Hadid Architects to build Discovery City within Ibrahim Technopolis, Malaysia".
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