Biography
Born in Baghdad in 1950,she studied architecture at the Architectural association from 1972, where she was awarded the Diploma Prize in 1977. She then became a member of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, began teaching at the AA with Rem Koohaas and Elia Zengheks; and later lead her own studio at the AA until 1997. Her academic concerns have continued to the present, with periods of visiting professorship at Columbia and Harvard Universiles, and a series of Master Casses and lectures at various venues around the world. During 1994 she held the Kenzo Tange Chair at the Graduate School of Design,Harvard University.
Her work was awarded wide international recogniton in 1983, with a winning entry for The Peak Club, Hong Kong, which was folowed by first place awards for competitions in Kurfurstendamm Berlin (1996) for an Art and Media Centre in-Dusseldorf 1989 and for the Cardiff Bay Opera House in 1994.In parallel to her theoretircal and academic work, Hadid began her own practice in 1979 with the design for an Apartment in Eaton place, London. This work was awarded the Architectural Design Gold Medal during 1982. Others projects have included furniture and interors for Bittar, London (1985), and the design of several buildings in Japan including two projects in Tokyo (1988), a Folly In Osaka (1990) and interior work to the Moonsoon restaurant ,Sapporo (1990). In 1990 Hadid also completed an Exhibition Pavilion for video art in Gronningen, and in 1992 she crea ted the instalation for "The great utopia" exhibiton at the Guggenhem Museum New York. During 1988-89 Hadid received thee commission for Vitra fire station in Weil am Rhein, which was completed in 1993. Since 1989 vanous large scale urban studies have also been completed for harbour developments in Hamburg. Bordeaux and Coogne.
Hadid's paintings and drawngs have been shown internationally beginning with a large retrospective at the AA 1983. Other-major exhibitons include Guggenhem Museum, New York (1978) the GA Gallery, Tokyo (1985) the Museum of Modern art in New York (1988). The Graduate School of Design at Harvard University (1994), and The Waiting Room at Grand Central Station New York (1995). Hadid's work also forms part of the permanent collection of various institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art, NewYork and the Deutsches Architektur Museum in Frankfurt.
Her work was awarded wide international recogniton in 1983, with a winning entry for The Peak Club, Hong Kong, which was folowed by first place awards for competitions in Kurfurstendamm Berlin (1996) for an Art and Media Centre in-Dusseldorf 1989 and for the Cardiff Bay Opera House in 1994.In parallel to her theoretircal and academic work, Hadid began her own practice in 1979 with the design for an Apartment in Eaton place, London. This work was awarded the Architectural Design Gold Medal during 1982. Others projects have included furniture and interors for Bittar, London (1985), and the design of several buildings in Japan including two projects in Tokyo (1988), a Folly In Osaka (1990) and interior work to the Moonsoon restaurant ,Sapporo (1990). In 1990 Hadid also completed an Exhibition Pavilion for video art in Gronningen, and in 1992 she crea ted the instalation for "The great utopia" exhibiton at the Guggenhem Museum New York. During 1988-89 Hadid received thee commission for Vitra fire station in Weil am Rhein, which was completed in 1993. Since 1989 vanous large scale urban studies have also been completed for harbour developments in Hamburg. Bordeaux and Coogne.
Hadid's paintings and drawngs have been shown internationally beginning with a large retrospective at the AA 1983. Other-major exhibitons include Guggenhem Museum, New York (1978) the GA Gallery, Tokyo (1985) the Museum of Modern art in New York (1988). The Graduate School of Design at Harvard University (1994), and The Waiting Room at Grand Central Station New York (1995). Hadid's work also forms part of the permanent collection of various institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art, NewYork and the Deutsches Architektur Museum in Frankfurt.
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