The first woman to win the Pritzker Prize for Architecture in its 26 year history, ZAHA HADID (1950-) has defined a radically

new approach to architecture by creating buildings with multiple

perspective points and fragmented geometry to evoke

the chaos of modern life.

Until recently Hadid was more famous not for the

buildings she had built, but for the ones she had not built — preserved only in

her famously vigorous, dramatic images.

The line starts here: Zaha Hadid, architecture’s brightest star, has designed a prototype for a new hybrid: the Z car. The model of

the car is on display at the Guggenheim museum in New

York as part of an exhibition of her work.

The sculptural Cirrus 2008 is aesthetically dynamic and versatile in use: inviting people to sit, lie, lean, and play. It is

made from Laminate by Formica in Polished finish and stained medium density fiberboard, and it stands

approximately 96 x 96 x 96 inches.

The sculptural prototype above is Zaha Hadid’s city car in SUV size, now showing at the Zaha Hadid: Architecture and Design, the first full scale show the architect’s work at the

Design Museum in London.

The Maggie's Centre is to be situated in the grounds of Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy. The architectural brief is to provide a centre for people with cancer, which is at once

domestic in scale but unique in execution.

The building, with panoramic views to the sea and the skyline of Abu Dhabi, will be part

of an inclining ensemble of institutions of the cultural district on Saadiyat Island that stretch from the Maritime Museum at its

southern end to Contemporary Art Museum at the northern tip.

The Performing Arts Centre in Abu Dhabi by Zaha Hadid