Zaha Hadid Architects facts for kids

Zaha Hadid Architects is a British architecture and design firm founded by Zaha Hadid, with its main office situated in Clerkenwell, London.

Architectural work

Conceptual projects

• Price Tower extension hybrid project (2002), Bartlesville, Oklahoma – pending
• Guggenheim-Hermitage Vilnius, Vilnius, Lithuania, (2008–2012) – not realised
• Kartal-Pendik Waterfront Regeneration, Istanbul, Turkey
• Szervita Square bubble office building Budapest, Hungary – not realised
• Liberland Metaverse

Major completed projects

Heydar Aliyev Cultural Centre in Baku, Azerbaijan

• Vitra Fire Station (1994), Weil am Rhein, Germany
• Hoenheim-North Terminus & Car Park (2001), Hoenheim, France. Project architect: Stephane Hof
• Bergisel Ski Jump (2002), Innsbruck, Austria
• Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art (2003), Cincinnati, Ohio, US
• BMW Central Building (2005), Leipzig, Germany
• Ordrupgaard annexe (2005), Copenhagen, Denmark
• Phaeno Science Center (2005), Wolfsburg, Germany
• Maggie's Centres at the Victoria Hospital (2006), Kirkcaldy, Scotland
• Tondonia Winery Pavilion (2001–2006), Haro, Spain
• Eleftheria square redesign (2007), Nicosia, Cyprus
• Hungerburgbahn new stations (2007), Innsbruck, Austria
• Chanel Mobile Art Pavilion (Worldwide), Tokyo, Hong Kong, New York City, London, Paris, Moscow, (2006–2008)
• Bridge Pavilion (2008), Zaragoza, Spain
• J. S. Bach Pavilion, Manchester International Festival (2009), Manchester, UK
• CMA CGM Tower (2007–2010), Marseille, France
• Pierres Vives (2002–2012), Montpellier, France
• MAXXI - National Museum of the 21st Century Arts (1998–2010), Rome, Italy. Stirling Prize 2010 winner.
• Guangzhou Opera House (2010), Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
• Riverside Museum (2011), a development of Glasgow Transport Museum, Scotland
• Heydar Aliyev Center (2007-2012), Baku, Azerbaijan
• Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, (2008–2012)
• London Aquatics Centre, London, UK, (2012), a 17,500-seat venue for the 2012 Summer Olympics
• Galaxy SOHO, Beijing, China (2008-2012)
• Dongdaemun Design Plaza & Park (2008–2014), Seoul, South Korea
• Port Authority Building (2009-2016), Antwerp, Belgium
• Napoli Afragola railway station, Italy
• New Maritime Terminal in Salerno, Italy
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  520 West 28th Street, Manhattan, New York City (2018)
  520 West 28th Street, Manhattan, New York City (2013-2018)
• Citylife office tower (Storto) and residentials, Milan, Italy
• Beijing Daxing International Airport terminal building (2014–2019), Beijing, China
• Leeza SOHO (aka Li Ze Tower), Beijing, China (completed 2019)
• North Souks Department store, Beirut, Lebanon (completed 2021)

Unfinished projects

• Mandarin Oriental Dellis Cay, Villa D (planned private home was targeted for completion 2010, but cancelled in 2011 following project bankruptcy), Dellis Cay, Turks & Caicos Islands.
• Nuragic and Contemporary Art Museum (2006) (on hold), Cagliari, Italy
• Tokyo National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. (Scrapped on July 2015 by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe)

Ongoing and future projects

• Central Bank of Iraq Tower, Baghdad, Iraq (to be completed 2022).
• Fereshteh Pasargad Hotel, Tehran, Iran (to be completed by 2022).
• Central Business District Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (to be completed by 2023)
• Danjiang Bridge, Taipei, Taiwan (to be completed 2022)
• Navi Mumbai International Airport, Mumbai, India (Phase 1 to open in 2024)
• Western Sydney Airport, Sydney, Australia (Phase 1 to open in 2026)
• Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Terminal 3B, Chongqing, China
• Oppo Headquarters, Shenzhen, China (to be completed by 2025)
• Port of Tallinn Masterplan 2030 for the Old City Harbour, Tallinn, Estonia (to be completed by 2030)
• Unicorn Island planned development, Chengdu, China
• Start-Up Exhibition and Conference Centre, Chengdu, China
• Tower C at Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base, Shenzhen, China (to be completed by 2027)