Architecture of Zaha Hadid in Photographs by Hélène Binet Cover

Architecture of Zaha Hadid in Photographs by Hélène Binet

This volume brings together photographs of the Vitra Fire station and Landscape Formation one-both in Weil am Rhein/G; Addressing the Century, Hayward Gallery, London, 1998; Blueprint/Interbuild Pavilion, 1995.

This volume brings together photographs of the Vitra Fire station and Landscape Formation one-both in Weil am Rhein/G; Addressing the Century, Hayward Gallery, London, 1998; Blueprint/Interbuild Pavilion, 1995.

Edited by Hélène Binet, Zaha Hadid, Lars Müller

With photographs by Hélène Binet

With an essay by Hubertus von Amelunxen

19 × 31 cm, 7 ½ × 12 ¼ in

176 pages, 90 illustrations

hardback

2000, 978-3-907078-12-9, English
CHF 26.00
Out of print

Zaha M. Hadid

Zaha Hadid

Zaha Hadid (*1950 in Baghdad, †2016 in Florida) began her study of architecture in 1972 at the Architectural Association in London and was awarded with the Diploma Prize in 1977. She then joined the Office of Metropolitan Architecture, began teaching at the Architectural Association and later led her own studio at the AA London until 1987. Her international breakthrough came with the Vitra Fire Station in Weil am Rhein. She was the first woman to win the Pritzker Prize (2004) and has received many more awards for her work. Zaha Hadid is considered one of the most influental architects of our time.

Hélène Binet

Hélène Binet (*1959) was born in Sorengo, Switzerland, and is of both Swiss and French descent. She grew up in Rome where she studied photography at the Instituto Europeo di Design and soon developed an interest in architectural photography. Hélène Binet has photographed both contemporary and historical architecture, including the work of architects Zaha Hadid, Daniel Libeskind, and Peter Zumthor. More recently, she has started to direct her attention to landscape photography, wherein she transposes key concerns of her architectural photography. Hélène Binet’s work has been published in a wide range of books, and is shown in both national and international exhibitions. An advocate of analogue photography, Hélène Binet works exclusively with film.