Zaha hadid drawings

THE PEAK BY ZAHA HADID, 1982-83. The unbuilt competition winning design for The Peak in Hong Kong is an often cited example of ‘painting as architecture’, and a go-to defence against those who attack ZHA for relying on computer generated form making.

When, in January 1983, Peter Cook reviewed a recently held exhibition for Zaha Hadid’s 59 Eaton Place, he spoke of the resonance between the individual and their education in developing an architectural identity. [1] He pondered on the development of Hadid over that period, What if fate had led her… Read More

Zaha Hadid’s sketches during mid-1980s for projects often unknown and unbuilt mark a transitional period in her drawing and thinking, from the early work inspired by the programme briefs and axonometric drawing style of OMA. Often she sketches in plan, her line moving right to left, discernable through an initial… Read More

Four of Zaha Hadid's abstract paintings are shown in virtual reality at an exhibition of her early work at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery

Image 2 of 11 from gallery of The Creative Energy of Zaha's Sketches. Photograph by Zaha Hadid Architects

Image 6 of 11 from gallery of The Creative Energy of Zaha's Sketches. Photograph by Zaha Hadid Architects

An exhibition of architect "Zaha Hadid’s":http://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/zaha-hadid-obituary-architecture-010416 rarely seen drawings, paintings and calligraphy will be shown at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery later this year. The show, first conceived with Hadid before she died, will give an insight to the architect’s creative process, showing artworks that later became renowned buildings.

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Sometimes the best way to come up with a new or unusual idea is to break free of conscious thought. I'm not talking about drugs or meditation, but 'automatic drawing.' My monster heads (right) are examples of this design technique. Instead of starting with a t