Aug 5th, 2007
This model of the forthcoming Abu Dhabi Performing Arts Centre is probably the most spectacular of all the models in the show. Architecturally the project - which was announced earlier this year - marks a new direction for Hadid, with the building’s forms being variously described as resembling an internal organ or a pair of mating lizards.
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Aug 5th, 2007
What do you think of the Zaha Hadid exhibition? If you visit the museum you can add your comments to this blog at the special blog station on the second floor. A bank of computers have been set up so you can record your impressions. Or you can simply scroll to the bottom of any story on this blog and add your comment that way.
Here are a selection of comments we’ve had on the blog so far:
Durendran says: “Zaha, your design mesmorises me. its looks so sexy and elegant… actually there is no words to discribe it… its just making me more inspired by your design….”
Gary says: “yeh man ! Loving the car… looks a bit like a smart car! buffff!”
Fernando Caruso says: “It is very good but is it road legal?”
B. Dhaliwal says: “We had a fantastic day out at the Design Museum. The workshops very interesting and the staff were very friendly and enthusiatic with their work. Most amazing resources to work with. I would recommend this to any parent.”
Aline Chahine says: “well it is really great to see kids already envolved in design and crafts, but i would like to ask Mrs Hadid- to maybe enlarge her activities especially workshops here in the middle east, beirut for example, it would be great to see lebanese youngsters learn and work on some of the great Zaha…”
Lindsay Groom says: “This exhibition was disappointing because the architectural exhibits give no indication of the function of the buildings. Architecture is about form and function. We see the form here but we have no clues to the function. How then can we judge how well the design is going to work? We can only make a judgement on how we like the shapes she uses. A less minimalist approach to labelling exhibits would be helpful.”
Becky says: “I go to JRCS in Dagenham, Essex. We came to the design museum on a trip and we have enjoyed immensley.”
Chelsey says: “i came with a school (elliott) and i think that the museum is great but a little boring for kids”
Jade says: “lovin the chairs and the chandeliere…”
JDT says: “She always says she’ll text me but she never does.”
harriet is cool says: “I HAD A WELL GOOD TIME INIT…. I ESPECIALLY ENJOYED YOUR TOILET FACILITIES WELL GOOD MATE!!!!”
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Aug 1st, 2007
Zaha’s Vortexx chandelier has proven to be one of the most popular exhibits in the show. It was designed in 2005 for Italian lighting brand Sawaya & Moroni and represents an “infinite ribbon of light”. The exhibition text says: “The curved lines conjure up a double helix that appears to flow in perpetual motion. The chandelier is made from fibreglass and acrylic, finished in car paint with a recessed LED light source by Zumtobel.” The chandelier’s lighting technology is by Zumtobel of Austria. Read the rest of this entry »
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Jul 29th, 2007
A schoolboy admires Z.Car - a (non-working) prototype for a compact three-wheeler that is on display on the top floor at the Design Museum. Read the rest of this entry »
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Jul 25th, 2007
Visitors to the Zaha Hadid - Architecture and Design exhibition have been posting their photos of the show on photo-sharing website Flickr. There are over a hundred images to look at, including these two from a Flickr contributor called Guyp. Thanks to dezain.net for the link.
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Jul 20th, 2007
Zaha’s office have sent us movie footage (at bottom of story) of Metapolis II - a ballet that is opening at the Lincoln Center in New York next week featuring stage designs by the architect and choreography by Frederic Flamand, the artistic director of the Ballet National de Marseille. There will be three performances on 25, 26 and 27 July. Read the rest of this entry »
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Jul 19th, 2007
Here is a (rather poor quality since she was a long way from where we were sitting) video of Zaha speaking at the private dinner held in her honour at the Design Museum after the opening of her exhibition on 28 June. Zaha talks at length about her experiences over the years and the early days of her office in London. The actual movie is below. See also our video of Design Museum director Deyan Sudjic’s speech. Read the rest of this entry »
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Jul 13th, 2007
Here (below) is a time-lapse movie showing the construction of Zaha Hadid’s Lilas installation at the Serpentine Gallery in London. The structure was completed this week and opened to the public yesterday. There are some good photos of the completed structure over on dezeen; for some snaps taken at the press launch, see our previous post. Read the rest of this entry »
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Jul 12th, 2007
Nadja Swarovski, Zaha Hadid, Patrik Schumacher, Hans Ulrich Obrist and Julia Peyton-Jones share a joke yesterday at the opening of Lilas: an installation by Zaha Hadid Architects at the Serpentine Gallery in London. Swarovski (left) sponsored the structure; Peyton-Jones (in hat) is the gallery director and Obrist (white shirt) is the gallery’s international projects director. Read the rest of this entry »
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Jul 11th, 2007
The VIP dinner held in the Blueprint Cafe after the private view of the show the other week was a wonderful occasion, and was rounded off by entertaining and insightful speeches by Design Museum director Deyan Sudjic and Zaha herself. Afterwards, Sir Terence Conran stood up and said the exhibition was the best he’d ever seen at the museum - but we’d run out of camera memory at that point.
Here’s Deyan’s speech first (see below for the movie - it’s a large file so takes a while to load) in which he talks about the Zaha show as well as his future plans for the museum. We’ll put Zaha’s speech up soon. Read the rest of this entry »
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