ZHA Architects
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| ZHA Architects | |
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| Type | Employee Benefit Trust (EBT) |
| Industry | Architecture Construction |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
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Number of employees | 500[when?] |
| Website | zha |
ZHA, officially ZHA Architects, and formerly Zaha Hadid Architects, is a British architecture and design firm founded by architect Zaha Hadid (1950–2016), with its main office in Clerkenwell, London.
History
After the death of "starchitect" Hadid, Patrik Schumacher became head of the firm, which continued to trade under Hadid's name under a licensing agreement which involved paying a portion of turnover to the Zaha Hadid Foundation. At the time the company had a staff of 400, with 36 projects across 21 countries. The licensing agreement cost the firm £21.4m between 2018 and 2024, and it became embroiled in a court battle to terminate the agreement.
In the early 2020s, the firm designed a virtual city, Liberland Metaverse, based on the Liberland micronation and hosted on the Metaverse platform. The firm had in the 2020s turned to artificial intelligence to help in the design of workplaces; the firm created a dedicated internal unit called ZHAI (Zaha Hadid Analytics + Insights) to address AI utilization, something uncommon among peer firms.
In June 2026, the licensing agreement relating to the firm's continued use of Hadid's name was ended following a court ruling, and the firm rebranded as ZHA (company registered as ZHA Architects Ltd). It employs around 500 staff worldwide.
Awards
2022
World Architecture Awards
Source:
- Realised Award Winning Architecture Projects: BEEAH Headquarters (United Arab Emirates)
- Designed Award Winning Architecture Projects: International Convention Centre and Theaters (French Polynesia)
Johnson Controls Blueprint of the Future Award
- BEEAH Headquarters (United Arab Emirates)
2022
UK Excellence in Design Award
- Infinitus Plaza (Guangzhou, China): Large Projects
Architizer Awards A+ Awards
Jury Winner for Best Large Firm
Jury Winner for Architecture + Concrete: Striatus 3D Printed Bridge (Venice, Italy)
Architectural work
Conceptual projects
- Price Tower extension hybrid project (2002), Bartlesville, Oklahoma – pending
- Guggenheim-Hermitage Vilnius, Vilnius, Lithuania, (2008–2012) – not realised
- Kartal-Pendik Waterfront Regeneration, Istanbul, Turkey
- Szervita Square bubble office building Budapest, Hungary – not realised
- Liberland Metaverse
- Dorobanti Tower, Bucharest, Romania - not realised
- Bishoftu International Airport, Bishoftu, Ethiopia – construction started
Major completed projects
- Vitra Fire Station (1994), Weil am Rhein, Germany
- Hoenheim-North Terminus & Car Park (2001), Hoenheim, France. Project architect: Stephane Hof
- Bergisel Ski Jump (2002), Innsbruck, Austria
- Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art (2003), Cincinnati, Ohio, US
- BMW Central Building (2005), Leipzig, Germany
- Ordrupgaard annexe (2005), Copenhagen, Denmark
- Phaeno Science Center (2005), Wolfsburg, Germany
- Maggie's Centres at the Victoria Hospital (2006), Kirkcaldy, Scotland
- Tondonia Winery Pavilion (2001–2006), Haro, Spain
- Eleftheria square redesign (2007), Nicosia, Cyprus
- Hungerburgbahn new stations (2007), Innsbruck, Austria
- Chanel Mobile Art Pavilion (2006–2008), Tokyo, Hong Kong, New York City, London, Paris, Moscow
- Bridge Pavilion (2008), Zaragoza, Spain
- J. S. Bach Pavilion, Manchester International Festival (2009), Manchester, UK
- CMA CGM Tower (2007–2010), Marseille, France
- Pierres Vives (2002–2012), Montpellier, France
- MAXXI - National Museum of the 21st Century Arts (1998–2010), Rome, Italy. Stirling Prize 2010 winner.
- Guangzhou Opera House (2010), Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
- Riverside Museum (2011), a development of Glasgow Transport Museum, Scotland
- Heydar Aliyev Center (2007-2012), Baku, Azerbaijan
- Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University, (2008–2012)
- London Aquatics Centre (2012), London, UK, a 17,500-seat venue for the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Galaxy SOHO (2008-2012), Beijing, China
- Dongdaemun Design Plaza & Park (2008–2014), Seoul, South Korea
- Port Authority Building (2009-2016), Antwerp, Belgium
- Napoli Afragola railway station, Italy
- New Maritime Terminal in Salerno, Italy
- Citylife office tower (Storto) and residentials, Milan, Italy
- Morpheus (2018), Cotai, Macau
- 520 West 28th Street (2013-2018), Manhattan, New York City
- Beijing Daxing International Airport terminal building (2014–2019), Beijing, China
- Leeza SOHO (completed 2019), Beijing, China
- The Opus (2007-2020), Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- North Souks Department store (completed 2021), Beirut, Lebanon
- Infinitus Plaza (2022), Guangzhou, China
- BEEAH Headquarters (completed 2022), United Arab Emirates
- Jinwan Arts Center, Zhuhai, China (2023)
- Sky Park Residence, Bratislava, Slovakia (2024)
- KAFD Metro Station, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2024)
- The Henderson, Central, Hong Kong (2024)
- Danjiang Bridge, Taipei, Taiwan (2026)
Unfinished projects
- Mandarin Oriental Dellis Cay, Villa D (planned private home was targeted for completion 2010, but cancelled in 2011 following project bankruptcy), Dellis Cay, Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Nuragic and Contemporary Art Museum (2006) (on hold), Cagliari, Italy
- Tokyo National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. (Scrapped in July 2015 by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe)
Ongoing and future projects
- Central Bank of Iraq Tower, Baghdad, Iraq (to be completed 2025).
- Fereshteh Pasargad Hotel, Tehran, Iran (to be completed by 2022).
- Central Business District Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (to be completed by 2023)
- Mercury Tower, St. Julian's, Malta (to be completed 2023)
- Navi Mumbai International Airport, Mumbai, India (Phase 1 opened in 2025)
- Go Park SAI SHA, Sai Kung, Hong Kong (to be completed 2024)
- International Gateway Centre (IGC), West Kowloon, Hong Kong (to be completed 2025)
- Western Sydney Airport, Sydney, Australia (Phase 1 to open in 2026)
- Sky Park Tower, Bratislava, Slovakia (2027)
- Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Terminal 3B, Chongqing, China
- Chengdu Science Fiction Museum (in construction, 2022), Chengdu, China
- Oppo Headquarters, Shenzhen, China (to be completed by 2025)
- Rail Baltica Ülemiste main railway terminal, Tallinn, Estonia (to be completed by 2030)
- Port of Tallinn Masterplan 2030 for the Old City Harbour, Tallinn, Estonia (to be completed by 2030)
- Unicorn Island planned development, Chengdu, China
- Start-Up Exhibition and Conference Centre, Chengdu, China
- Tower C at Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base, Shenzhen, China (to be completed by 2027)
- Vilnius Railway Station "Green Connect", Vilnius, Lithuania
- Surfside condominium site redevelopment, Surfside, Florida
- International Convention Centre and Theaters (designed 2022), French Polynesia
- Discovery City, Ibrahim Technopolis, Malaysia
- Skovens Arena, Aarhus, Denmark (to be opened 2026)
References
- 1 2 "Striatus 3D Printed Bridge by Zaha Hadid Architects". Architizer. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ↑ Tang, Ming (2014). Parametric Building Design Using Autodesk Maya. Routledge. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-415-64446-4. Retrieved 3 July 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ "Home". Zaha Hadid Architects. Archived from the original on 9 July 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2018.[self-published source]
- ↑ Ravenscroft, Tom (2 March 2026). "Patrik Schumacher wins right to remove Zaha Hadid's name from studio". Dezeen.
- ↑ Bernstein, Fred A. (November 2016). "In the shadow of Zaha: Patrik Schumacher, right hand of the late starchitect Zaha Hadid, faces the daunting task of leading the firm she built". W. Vol. 45, no. 9. p. 70 – via Gale General OneFile (Wikipedia Library).
- 1 2 Gayne, Daniel (16 June 2026). "Zaha Hadid Architects drops founder's name in rebrand". Building. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
- 1 2 Finney, Alice (11 March 2022). "Zaha Hadid Architects designs virtual Liberland Metaverse city". Dezeen. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- 1 2 Nayeri, Farah (15 June 2023). "How A.I. Is Helping Architects Change Workplace Design". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
I've been a workplace designer for the last 24 years," said the architect Arjun Kaicker. "I've seen more change in the last 24 months than in the whole of my career.
archive link provides access to full text without subscription - ↑ "World Architecture Community Awards 43rd Cycle Winners Are Announced". World Architecture Community. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ↑ "BEEAH Headquarters receives "Blueprint of the Future" award, as the first fully AI-integrated building in the Middle East". johnsoncontrols.com. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ↑ "Winners 2022". AIA UK. American Institute of Architects (UK Chapter). 12 May 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ↑ "2022 Firms Winners – Architizer A+Awards". winners.architizer.com. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ↑ "2022 Plus Winners - Architizer A+Awards". winners.architizer.com. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ↑ "Tondonia Winery Pavilion / Zaha Hadid". Archdaily.com. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ↑ "Maxxi_Museo Nazionale Delle Arti Del Xxi Secolo". Maxxi.beniculturali.it. Archived from the original on 28 October 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ↑ "The Heydar Aliyev Project". Reuters Daylife. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ↑ "World-class building under way with Broad Art Museum groundbreaking". Michigan State University. 16 March 2010. Archived from the original on 14 April 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ↑ "Dongdaemun Design Plaza & Park". World Design Capital 2010.[dead link]
- ↑ "Afragola station delayed". Today's Railways Europe (156): 52. December 2008.
- ↑ Pires, Samantha (15 January 2022). "Zaha Hadid Architects Design "Infinite Ring" Buildings to Inspire Connection Inside and Out". My Modern Met. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ↑ "BEEAH Headquarters". worldarchitecture.org. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ↑ "Zaha Hadid Architects to design a New Central Business District for Prague". Arch2O.com. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ↑ "Zaha Hadid Architects".
- ↑ "Rail Baltica Ülemiste joint terminal". Zaha Hadid Architects. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ↑ "Port of Tallinn Masterplan 2030 for the Old City Harbour - Masterplans". Zaha Hadid Architects. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ↑ "First building on Zaha Hadid Architects' Unicorn Island nears completion". Dezeen. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ↑ "Tower C at Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base". Zaha Hadid Architects.
- ↑ "Vilnius Railway Station". Zaha Hadid Architects.
- ↑ Walton, Chris (13 June 2023). "Designs released for the Zaha Hadid Architects–designed condo building planned for the site of the Surfside collapse". The Architect's Newspaper. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ↑ "JLand Group & Zaha Hadid Architects to build Discovery City within Ibrahim Technopolis, Malaysia". Zaha Hadid Architects. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
Further reading
- Design as Second Nature, Zaha Hadid Architects, 2018, retrieved 3 July 2023 – via Internet Archive,
Design as Second Nature is the first exhibition in Latin America to showcase the work of Zaha Hadid.
| International | |
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| National | |
| Artists | |
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- Provides a roster of team members at the firm: "Striatus 3D Printed Bridge by Zaha Hadid Architects". Architizer. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2023.