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Zaha Hadid’s Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center
At first glance, Cincinnati, Ohio, appears to be a typical Midwestern city. A closer look reveals a sophisticated community of architectural trendsetters. Beginning in large part with a transformative...
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Top Green Roof Designs
Green roofs mitigate urban heat island effect, control stormwater run-off, reduce sound reflection and transmission, and lower heating and cooling costs, as well as sustain local wildlife. They also...
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Zaha Hadid's Library and Learning Center
Perhaps no building type has changed more in the past generation than the university library. Enormous book collections, once the organizing feature of these buildings, have lost their prominence as...
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Zaha Hadid's MAXXI - National Museum of XXI Century Arts
Architectural Concept and Urban Strategy: Staging the Field of Possibilities The MAXXI addresses the question of its urban context by maintaining a reference to the former army barracks. This is in no...
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Zaha Hadid’s Heydar Aliyev Cultural Centre: Turning a Vision into Reality
Zaha Hadid Architects’ 57,519 m2 (approx. 619,129 sq. ft.) Heydar Aliyev Cultural Centre, a mixed-use venue featuring a conference hall, library, and museum, is scheduled to open in September 2011 in...
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Zaha Hadid Architects' Edifici Torre Espiral
How far can a single building extend its reach to elevate, both aesthetically and economically, a surrounding neighborhood? Zaha Hadid Architects' Edifici Torre Espiral, or "spiraling tower," designed...
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London 2012: Aquatics Centre by Zaha Hadid
Zaha Hadid’s building at the London 2012 Olympic Park is more than simply an aquatic center: it will factor largely into the public experience of the Olympic Games. For the gateway to London’s Olympic...
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Case Study: Zaha Hadid Architects’ Riverside Museum of Transport and Travel,...
Second in a five-part series on Glasgow’s Riverside Museum, this article examines the building's structural engineering. International engineering firm Buro Happold provided structural engineering...
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Case Study: Zaha Hadid Architects’ Riverside Museum of Transport and Travel,...
In this article, fourth in a five-part series on Glasgow’s Riverside Museum, Event Communications showcases Glasgow’s transportation heritage in their design for the Riverside Museum’s historic...
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Case Study: Zaha Hadid Architects’ Riverside Museum of Transport and Travel,...
The fifth and final article in Buildipedia’s series on the Riverside Museum takes a look at some of the less visible aspects of this spectacular building: the HVAC system, acoustic engineering, and...
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Zaha Hadid's Bridge Pavilion in Zaragoza
Zaha Hadid's signature style has made the Zaragoza Bridge Pavilion (Pabéllon Puente) an esteemed landmark; this combination bridge and exhibition space was built for Expo 2008 may see development into...
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Top 10 Best Buildings in Movies
Check out some of our favorite buildings from our movie library!
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Architectural Photography: Melon Design Studio, St. Lucia
Melon Design's studio in Castries, the capital of Saint Lucia, is not only a cool workplace, it's a rarity in contemporary Caribbean architecture – it's not air conditioned.
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Dusseldorf's Media Center
Düsseldorf’s Media Harbour, designed by Frank Gehry, helps to resuscitate an urban center in decline.
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Architectural Photography: Shorelands Seafront Residence
Architect Stephen Mendes retrofitted this contemporary seafront home, installing security measures without sacrificing clean modern lines or ocean views. Architectural photographer and blogger Brian...
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