Comments on: ZAHA HADID’s Performing Arts Centre in Abu Dhabi

By: haous mohamed

haous mohamed — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:39:45 +0000

I’m in love with zaha hadid art I tried to talk to her for 15 years but I could’t I wich one day I can do it

By: PaTrond

PaTrond — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:13:05 +0000

Oh, God of architecture. What on earth have you done?! This eats the Norwegian Opera to breakfast. The lot is nice too. In UAE (United Arabic Emirates) such things i made every year, in Norway… They’ve just started make 3 houses which is in a modern style, but still outdated compared to what many others does, especially this!

By: 3yjxy16

3yjxy16 — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:36:11 +0000

Kori is a bum, but very nice building

By: hooman

hooman — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:16:53 +0000

Hadid’s paintings and drawings have always been an important testing field, and a medium for the exploration of her design

By: reean

reean — Mon, 19 May 2008 03:33:06 +0000

its amazing…!!!

By: martinito

martinito — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:54:10 +0000

there is still hope…that we will be freed from the dreadful and uninspiring box-like houses with 90 degrees angles and straight lines everywhere.

By: soheila

soheila — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:55:36 +0000

now we can meet the next generation of buildings,fantastic!

By: jessica

jessica — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:25:31 +0000

wonderful architect! amazing woman!

By: cat a cata

cat a cata — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:32:18 +0000

what i like: the space flows, structure integrated, harmony in composition, guts and challenge of the regulations.
what i dislike: lack of contextual relations, but that’s from the suprematists first thinking – what we do is for sure new.,; no limits for costs, and for that reason nobody would ever try to do smth alike, a female trying to be a man, agresivity and too much money and so on.
anyway, it’s better than the archt. Dubai shit.

By: Sabir Latief

Sabir Latief — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 14:01:08 +0000

Form follow function or cart befor the horse? Is she trying to play gods and copying nature in a litteral sense?
Nature is not static. Evolution form takes place through secltion of most appropriate functions and form follows.
Taking a form from nature and juxtaposing brief requirement to fit the sapce and expecting a pat on the back for being an orioginal thinker – come again Zaha. You still have a long way to go.
What will be your next inspiration – brain laid out as a form on the table and being travessed by long winding entrances? and buiding in large expanses of glass off course – do you have the next visual now? Who cares about green issues, solar gains, acoustic incompetencies, H&S hazzards and lastly money of course. As long as your client carries perto dollars and does not comprehend your asymmetrical thinking – lets call it revolutionary architecture.
I suspect people like Mies, Gropius, Corbusier and even Lloyds of the bygone age will be turning in their grave at the your post mortum of Architecture.

By: rachna kothari

rachna kothari — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:17:23 +0000

dynamic, futuristic, breathtaking… interpretation of the organic analogy is amazing – abstract yet so harmonious n balanced. the form is fluid n flambouyant as t shud b, yet not ’snobish’. the delicate slope with which d building rises is invitin n directional. the window graphic is so cool. the lady definitely has sum style n guts to design such an art piece.
as for the funtionality, acoustics n energy issues, she mite’ve given ‘em due consideration is wat i believe. the appreciation is for cumin up wid innovative audi design which flows wid d rest of d form. as a concept tis beautiful!
wat stil hurts ma eye n sores ma mind is its ill response to the context – the culture, climate n urban scenario of abu dhabi.. truely as already mentiond by else1, dis buildin cud b newhere in ne other part of the world.. it doesnt have roots here..
another thing i cant appreciate in all her later works is d scale n volume – seem imposing n intimidatin..

By: rachna kothari

rachna kothari — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:04:42 +0000

dynamic, futuristic, breathtakin… interpretation of the organic analogy is amazing – astract, yet harmonious n balanced! d form is fluid. its flamboynt as supposed to b n yet not ’snobbish’. the delicate slope with which it rises is inviting n directional. the window graphic is so cool. the lady definitely has sum style n guts to design dis piece of work.
as for its functionality n energy issues, she might’ve considered ‘em is wat i believe.
wat stil hurts ma eye n sores ma mind is its ill-response to d context in terms of d culture, climate n urban surroundin of abu dhabi. another thing i cannt appreciate in almost al her later works is d scale n d volumes which get radical n imposin.

By: Nikki

Nikki — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:32:49 +0000

Honestly, who cares what it looks like if it is built by slave laborers?

By: Suneenuch

Suneenuch — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 18:13:12 +0000

I think Zaha has the guts to create new way of auditorium design…from traditional auditorium all over the world
I agree with annie that the designers must have thought about the acoustic and glare and heat gain thing…

just wonder what are they suppose to be??
anyone have any ideas?

should we coat something on the glass skin for acoustic reason ?
like..attach transparent cloth

By: Roben

Roben — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:05:46 +0000

Once again an architect, a design is disconnected from the hand, from the act of placing pen to paper. I use CAD, it is very useful for CD’s. Not so much for design.
Did she draw this?Did she use playdough? Did she just skip it all and use some bizarre version of photoshop? The level of commitment one associates with the design of any building requires pen,paper and lots of tracing paper.
An artist who cannot draw the human figure is not truly an artist.