Posted May 11, 200916 yr first rem's new hotel burns, now this :-o Hadid Opera House Burns 5.11.09 Picture of the blaze from the Chinese media (courtesy abbs.com.cn) AN has learned of a fire Guangzhou Opera House. The project, designed by Zaha Hadid with a web-like exoskelton, includes an 1800 seat theater as well as a multipurpose hall and support facilities. The building was set to open this fall. The opera house under construction. (courtesy zahahadidblog.com) A Chinese media outlet reports that blaze has been extinguished but that the extent of the damage has not been determined. A project architect is currently on site and a statement from Hadid’s office is expected shortly. Following the recent fire of the OMA-designed TVCC tower, the event represents the second construction blaze at a building site in China by an internationally known architect. http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/2009/05/11/hadid-opera-house-burns/
May 11, 200916 yr Author i was wondering what it was supposed to look like -- hard to tell if its bad or not from these renders: http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/2009/05/11/update-guangzhou-opera-house-fire/
May 11, 200916 yr Zaha Hadid is one of my favorite architects. I know there aren't many fans of modern architecture on this forum for whatever reason, but I think her stuff is amazing.
May 11, 200916 yr Hm, the building looks kind of ugly, but I have to wonder if China is slacking on some safety regulations which is leading to some of these mega fires? It would certainly be shocking to see China cutting corners when it comes to safety! :lol:
May 12, 200916 yr I like a lot of her work too, but it's an engineer's nightmare. Look at all that reinforced concrete supported by think columns.
March 31, 20169 yr She did the Contemporary Art Center in DT Cincy ... Zaha Hadid, Groundbreaking Architect, Dies at 65 By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN MARCH 31, 2016 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/01/arts/design/zaha-hadid-architect-dies.html?partner=IFTTT&_r=0 http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
April 18, 20187 yr Author gangsta! 8) Zaha Hadid's only house finally completes in Russian forest Jessica Mairs | 12 April 2018 New photographs and a movie reveal Zaha Hadid's only completed private residence – a house in the Barvikha Forest near Moscow, for a man she called the "Russian James Bond". The late Iraqi-British architect designed Capital Hill Residence for businessman and philanthropist Vladislav Doronin, who runs property companies Capital Group and OKO Group, and is also the owner of luxury hotel and resort brand Aman. more: https://www.dezeen.com/2018/04/12/zaha-hadid-architecture-vladislav-doronin-capital-hill-residence-moscow-russia/
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