Research Groups

zaha hadid's ideas

Zaha Hadid is an international architect, who has achieved the impossible. her designs are mainly organic and contemporary,but they are clean and unique. she has innovative spin on all her designs; all her buildings are outside the box. she has opened up entirely new style of designs and concepts to the world. she is an intelligent individual, whith distinctive personality. Zaha Hadid has changed everyone's thinking about contemporary buildings. her feree form designs are not only interesting, but eye catching at the same time. she is more than an architect; she is a true artist whose ideas world has accepted.

i found useful links

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/keyword/zaha-hadid.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/zaha-hadid

Bridge Data

mass to strength ratio
Jeff & Erin 1:44
Josh & Kerri 1:39
Zalak, Nital & Mamta 1:97
Jill & Sonam 1:8
Rishi, Dominic & Guru 1:35
Steve & Katina 1:25
Sean & Joe 1:39
Sarah & Jen 1:21

Gauri 1:2

Bag Research Groups

Small group research into Zaha Hadid, overnight bags, what they are used for, what goes in them, how big they should be, market research, mow much people pay for them, what materials they are made of, or could be made of. What other functions could be included, are they recyclable, what part of the body are involved, how do you carry, pull, guide, handle the bag?

Collect pictures to illustrate your collected information.

Put what you feel is important into a short powerpoint that your group will present at the beginning of class next week.

Zaha Hadid- Sonam S

Other than her architectural contributions, Zaha hadid has also been involved in some industrial design based projects.

She has undertaken some high-profile interior work, including the Mind Zone and Feet zone at the Millennium Dome in London and the Z.CAR hydrogen-powered, three-wheeled automobile.

Mind Zone: http://www.zaha-hadid.com/design/mind-zone/#

Z. car: http://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/02/hydrogen-powered-z-car-with-speed-adjusted-wheelbase/

In 2009, she worked with the clothing brand Lacoste, to create a new, high fashion, and advanced boot.
See website:

http://www.lacoste.com/zahahadid/

In the same year, she also collaborated with the brassware manufacturer Triflow Concepts to produce two new designs in her signature parametric architectural style.

See the website:
http://www.inres.co.nz/documents/Articles/Press_TriflowbyZahaHadid.pdf

http://triflowconcepts.com/triflow_designer.html

Her unique contributions to brassware design and other fields continue to push the boundaries of innovation.

In 2007, Zaha Hadid designed the Moon System Sofa for leading Italian furniture manufacturer B&B Italia.
See more here:

http://www.bebitalia.it/#BEBITALIA/SOFAS/MOONSYSTEM_1_642_1_1


Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/zaha-hadid#ixzz1YdAWqAMo

Collab Competition

Here is the link to the Phila Museum Competition. The featured designer this year is Zaha Hadid.