British Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid has been awarded the prestigious Praemium Imperiale Award for Architecture by the Japan Art Association. “It is indeed an honor to receive this recognition from the Japan Art Association.” said Hadid. “Working in Japan has been critical to the development of my work around the…

As part of the Burnham Plan Centennial celebrations, the Burnham Pavilion by Zaha Hadid Architects triggers the visitors’ curiosity and encourages them to consider the future of Chicago. The design merges new formal concepts with the memory of Burnham’s bold, historic urban…

If you’re in Manchester, England this Summer, don’t miss the opportunity to experience an absolutely spectacular cultural highlight: the solo works of Johann Sebastian Bach performed in an extraordinary new chamber music hall designed by Zaha Hadid Architects. The chamber music hall has been installed within Manchester Art Gallery…

After presenting the design to Egyptian Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Nazif, Zaha Hadid Architects was announced as architects of the new Cairo Expo City. Zaha Hadid Architects will be designing Cairo Expo City together with global multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy Buro Happold.

Zaha Hadid Architects have shared with us a new project designed for the Rooya Group in Cairo, Egypt.  The Stone Towers will offer retail, office, luxury hotel and apartments. Click above image to enlarge The Stone Towers by

French architect, Dominique Perrault, has been selected to design the new city center of Bulgaria’s capital Sofia. The jury was chaired by professor Helle Jul from Denmark, and the members were architects from Japan, France and the US. The city center will be built in the next…

Zaha Hadid and Ben Van Berkel have unveiled their designs of temporary pavilions for Chicago’s Millenium Park. Pavilion by Ben van Berkel UNStudio, founded by Ben van Berkel and Caroline Bos – Amsterdam Alderman Brendan Reilly and the…

Following the presentation of the Master Plan for the new Campus of the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU) in May 2008, the WU and Bundesimmobiliengesellschaft (BIG), together with Austria’s Federal Minister of Science and Research Johannes Hahn and City Councillor Rudolf Schicker (Department for Urban Development and Traffic),…

The future headquarters of Antwerp Port Authority will be designed by the London firm of Zaha Hadid Architects. The choice of architect was made at the Port Authority board meeting on January 13. The new Port House will occupy the site of the technical services building on quay 63.

Zaha Hadid Architects have been selected as the architects of the Library and Learning Center (LLC) at the University of Economics & Business, Vienna. The new Library and Learning Center will be the centerpiece of the University’s new campus and provide a significant upgrade to the University’s services. In addition…