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| Zaha Hadid at A Gathering Space, The Scottish Pavilion, Venice 2008 |
“The news of Zaha Hadid’s death is very
shocking and unexpected.
shocking and unexpected.
Zaha was one of the most significant
architects of our time, not only for the architecture she conceived of and
aspired to produce, but also for her sheer force of will in challenging the
expectations of the architecture a woman might produce.
architects of our time, not only for the architecture she conceived of and
aspired to produce, but also for her sheer force of will in challenging the
expectations of the architecture a woman might produce.
Elegant, impossible, often difficult, her
work always provoked a response, and experiencing it at first hand was often
surprising and rewarding.
work always provoked a response, and experiencing it at first hand was often
surprising and rewarding.
Perhaps more than anyone else today she has
inspired more students to study architecture and to imagine design and
architecture differently.
inspired more students to study architecture and to imagine design and
architecture differently.
The RIBA Gold Medal award to her reflects
her position both in the UK and Internationally, and goes some way to recognise
the influence she has had in changing the language of architectural
form.
her position both in the UK and Internationally, and goes some way to recognise
the influence she has had in changing the language of architectural
form.
Our wishes must be with her colleagues and
family, with the hope that they will be able to continue to realise her ideas
and consolidate her legacy.”
family, with the hope that they will be able to continue to realise her ideas
and consolidate her legacy.”
Sally Stewart
Reader and Deputy Head,
Mackintosh School of Architecture at The Glasgow School of Art