Top 5 Zaha Hadid Building Projects

Zaha Hadid was a prominent and somewhat controversial Iraqi architect who passed away in March 2016 it seems strange to talk about her in the past tense because her influence is still being felt today in the products she delivered and those that continue to be progressed by her practice now there are a lot of zaha hadid creations out there and compiling lists of the top five was not easy to help we've imposed some pretty strict criteria we're only focusing on buildings as the title suggests and they weren't been featured on the b1 end before now we're also only on one building per country at the top five - surely fairly recognize her deeds global influence architecture is of course very subjective and this list is purely based on our opinions please don't hate us too much first up is 600 Colin streets a new mixed-use Tower in Melbourne financial district the 54 story building is formed from a series of stacked phases that each relate to its various uses including retail units commercial office space and residential apartments it's claimed that the building uses 50 percent less energy than a conventional mixed-use tower of the same height the filigree facade form together with solar treatments the glazing reduces solar gain there's a gray water recycling system and a highly efficient mechanical and electrical installation it was the achievement of this next buildings abstract form in such an extreme site position that earned it a place on our list sitting two kilometers above sea level on Mount complex in northern Italy mess the mountain museum was created by italian extreme climber Reinhold Messner the museum's forum is intended to mirror the shards of rock and ice in the surrounding landscape Carsten 60 reinforced concrete canopies create openings for windows doors and a terrace over 4,000 cubic metres of Earth were excavated to enable its destruction this was then replaced once worth completed incorporating the museum into the mountain and helping to regulate its internal climate throughout the year [Music] when geing in Northeast Beijing is a hub for Chinese IT and telecommunications businesses wending Soho is Adid mixed-use development consisting of three towers the tallest of which rises to 43 stories these are intended to create a cohesive anchor for the wending community appearing as interweaving mountains that look the buildings with the landscape the development is accompanied by a 60,000 square metre public park further driving social cohesion in the district [Music] her deeds London Aquatic Centre doesn't really need an introduction it became a globally recognized rebuilding when it hosted events for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games built specifically for the games on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to the east of the city the building initially had larger temporary wings to give it a seating capacity of 17,500 after London 2012 it was dramatically reduced in scale to its legacy mode and now sees a mere 2,500 people the facility's form is inspired by the fluid geometry of water in motion but the structure proved extremely challenging to construct the impressive roof is widely acknowledged as a significant feat of Engineering [Music] taking our top spot is the breathtaking Heydar Aliev center in Azerbaijan's capital Baku the structure which is eight stories high in places is named after the country's former presidents it's intended to become the primary building for Azerbaijan's cultural programs and provides a large complex or tutorial gallery space and the museum the core structure of the building including the floor plates stairwells and lift shafts are formed of concrete whilst the freeform structure is achieved with a space frame system typed with glass fiber reinforced concrete panels welding equipment in use on the roof was responsible for the breakout of the large fire in 2012 luckily no one was harmed in the incident and the building was repaired to its former appearance the center's fall is intended to deliberately contrast with the Soviet era architecture of the coup and seeks to express the optimism of the isère nation looking toward the future notable emissions from our list of course include Antwerp or house in Belgium which recently featured in a b-1 M construction documentary and Dongdaemun design Plaza which was the focus of one of our BIM case studies there's also the serpentine sackler Gallery arguably key deeds most successful product in the UK and Beijing dancing international airport in China currently one of the world's largest infrastructure projects [Music] let us know your favorites our Heidi building in the comments or on our social media channels and to get more videos from us subscribe to the BLM

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Keywords: BIM, B1M, The B1M, TheB1M, Zaha Hadid, ZHA, Dame Zaha, London Aquatics Centre, 600 Collins Street, Heydar Aliyev Centre, Messner Mountain Museum, Wanjing Soho, Antwerp Port House, Serpentine Sackler Gallery, Architect, architecture, construction

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Length: 5min 10sec (310 seconds)

Published: Wed Nov 23 2016

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