Zaha Hadid Architects

From early in her career, on the cusp of the architect’s emergence to the global stage, through to her recent projects that continue to innovate with new design, construction and material technologies. Being the first woman to be awarded the prestigious honour in her own right, the Royal Gold Medal is given in recognition of a lifetime’s work and this exhibition spans the breadth of Hadid’s career showcasing a selection of models, photographs and prints.

For the month of February these works will be on display at 66 Portland Place with a selection of models from some of ZHA’s most notable built projects including The MAXXI Museum of 21st Century Arts in Rome (2010), the London Aquatics Centre for the 2012 Olympic Games and the Rosenthal Centre for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati (2003). Also showcased in the exhibition are models of the Bergisel Ski Jump in Innsbruck (2002), Beijing’s New Airport (now under construction) and the 1000 Museum residential tower in Miami (also under construction).

Photographs capturing the diversity of ZHA’s architecture will be shown in the Bistro at 66 until August; including those of Zaha Hadid's long-time collaborator Helene Binet, Iwan Baan’s images of the Heydar Aliyev Centre in Baku, Azerbaijan and the MAXXI Museum, and Luke Hayes, who depicts two of ZHA’s London projects: the Evelyn Grace Academy (2010) and London Aquatics Centre (2011).