An upcoming resident excursion is planned to view the retrospective of renowned architect, Zaha Hadid.

 

Innovative architect Zaha Hadid, who in 2004 became the first female re­cipient of the renowned Pritzker Ar­chitecture Prize, has advanced the vocabulary of contemporary architec­ture and design through the explora­tion of complex fluid geometries and the use of cutting-edge techniques and manufacturing technologies. For this exhibition—the first in the Unit­ed States to feature her product de­signs—the Iraqi-born British architect has created a sculptural environment for a selection of furniture, deco­rative art, jewelry, and footwear that she has designed in recent years.

 

This exhibition emphasizes the continuous nature of her work, reinvent­ing the balance between objects and space in an interior landscape. Sleekly curving sofas, tables, and lounge chairs--made of materials rang­ing from wood, steel, aluminum, and polyurethane--inhabit the gallery, while biomorphic forms represent the new and unusual shapes Hadid has introduced into the language of design. Among the highlights are a collection of Swarovski crystal–encrusted necklaces and bracelets, spiral­ing, strappy shoes made for Lacoste and Melissa, and the three-wheeled Z-car I, a prototype created of high-density foam that echoes several of her sculptural forms.