Zaha Hadid
Architecture and Design

Build it Like Zaha!

Every Sunday throughout July, between 2 - 5pm, budding young architects can design and build their own amazing buildings and landmark structures at the Design Museum. These workshops are £4 for children, who must be accompanied by an adult £7. Cost includes entry to exhibitions. Workshop are suitable for children aged 5 - 11. Booking is essential to avoid dissapointment.

Book online or by phone 020 7940 8783 or email tickets@designmuseum.org

The picture shows Dhian Dhaliwal, 5, and the ‘modern eco-home’ he built at the Architecture Week kids workshop at the museum. His eco-home features chickens and a fruit and vegtable patch for a self-sufficient lifestyle.

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Designs stars at the private view

Famous designers including Stella McCartney, Ron Arad, Nigel Coates and Tom Dixon - and Zaha herself of course - were at the private view for the Zaha show at the Design Museum the other week. This video by Gemma Coombs shows them all milling at the party with the likes of Tate Modern director Sir Nicholas Serota and Sir Terence Conran. Above is a still from the movie; the actual movie is below. Read the rest of this entry »

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Movie of the Design Museum press conference

In our latest movie, Zaha Hadid, Design Museum director Deyan Sudjic and Woody Yao (the architect at Zaha’s office who put the exhibition together) face the press to talk about the exhibition and answer questions. Above is a screen grab from the movie; the actual movie is below. Read the rest of this entry »

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5 Star Review in Daily Telegraph today

Read Dominic Bradbury’s review of the show in today’s Daily Telegraph.

” There seems little doubt that Hadid will go down in history as one of the great architectural pioneers, and this exhibition helps confirm that view.” *****

The Design Museum and Daily Telegraph have organised a readers evening on 9 July including a tour of the exhibition and champagne and canapes. Tickets are £10 and can be booked on 0871 522 8026.

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“Things To Look At” blogs the exhibition

Congratulations to Things To Look At blog for being, we believe, the first to post photos and a review of the exhibition (apart from us of course, but we have an unfair advantage).

Here are a couple of photos from Things To Look At; see more here.

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The South Bank Show - Zaha Hadid

ITV1 will broadcast a special South Bank Show on Sunday night, devoted to Zaha Hadid. The arts programme has been filmed to tie in with the exhibition at the Design Museum, and sees Zaha walking round and talking about some of her built projects, including the Phaeno science centre in Wolfsburg, Germany.

The programme starts at 22.45, Sunday 1 July, on ITV1.

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Portraits of Zaha at the Design Museum by Luke Hayes

Photographer Luke Hayes spent the day yesterday documenting the Zaha Hadid exhibition. Here are some portraits he took of Zaha during the course of the day. Read the rest of this entry »

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Some decent photos of the exhibition

After our amateur efforts, here are some professional shots of the Zaha exhibition. The photos are by Luke Hayes. Read the rest of this entry »

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Where’s Zaha? #4 The Design Museum

Zaha was at the Design Museum today, taking a tour of the exhibition, conducting interviews and speaking at a press conference. Read the rest of this entry »

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