ArchitectureWeek Notes No. 452
ArchitectureWeek Editors
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Fri Nov 13 10:01:56 PST 2009
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FIVE WORKS BY ZAHA HADID
by Philip Jodidio
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Zaha Hadid was asked to design the BMW Central Building
in Leipzig, Germany, described as the "nerve center of
the whole factory complex," subsequent to an April 2002
competition she won, when the layout of adjacent
manufacturing buildings had already been decided.
Suppliers chosen for the rest of the factory provided
many prefabricated elements, in harmony with the
"industrial approach to office spaces" decided by BMW.
Simply put, in the words of the architect: "It was the
client's objective to translate industrial architecture
into an aesthetic concept that complies equally with
representational and functional requirements. In the
transition zones between manufacturing halls and public
space the Central Building acts as a 'mediator,'
impressing a positive permanent impact upon the eye of
the beholder in a restrained semiotic way."
Used as the entrance to the entire plant, the Central
Building (2001-2005) connects the three main
manufacturing departments. The nerve-center concept is
rendered all the more clear in that "the central area as
a 'market place' is intended to enhance communication by
providing staff with an area in which to avail
themselves of personal and administrative services." A
system of cascading floors allows views of different
parts of the manufacturing process, ranging from
assembly to the auditing area, described as "a central
focus of everybody's attention."
The building itself is made with "self-compacting
concrete and a roof structure assembled with a series of
H-steel beams." The architect intends to use the
architecture to create an "overall transparency of the
internal organization," but also to mix functions "to
avoid the traditional segregation of status groups."
Particular attention was also paid to the inevitable
parking area in front of the building by "turning it
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Changing Shapes of Space - Zaha Hadid
by Aaron Betsky
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Since 2000, Zaha Hadid has become one of the most
successful, recognized and prolific architects working
today. In 2004, she won the Pritzker Architecture Prize,
considered by many to be the discipline's highest honor.
Her face has become familiar to millions on the pages of
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