Zaha Hadid in the United Arab Emirates. An Architect Ahead of her Time

Abstract

Architect Zaha Hadid is known all over the world for breaking the statics of architecture in her projects. Her buildings have special plasticity; forms are fluid, walls vibrate, obeying invisible lines of movement. Each of the buildings created by Zaha Hadid has a unique artistic image and recognisable creative style. Into architecture, she brought not just "curves" of form but a completely tangible movement of matter. Best known for her work on the Guggenheim Museum in New York, she also left a significant creative mark in the Arab world. Her projects, which can be summarised under the term "architecture of the future", have found their place in 45 countries of the world and, of course, organically fit into the dynamically developing United Arab Emirates. Zaha Hadid created a unique author's style, recognisable all over the world. She did not try to fit architecture into space. She herself created this space and always went beyond the generally accepted. When asked by a journalist what the most challenging thing for her in the work of an architect was, Zaha Hadid replied: "Explaining to other people that, although they are used to rectangular buildings, this is far from the only way to conquer space". Hadid left most of her artistic legacy where she was born - in the Middle East. Her unique architecture and design have made a significant contribution to contemporary art and allowed us to raise our understanding of the possibilities of modern architecture to a new level.