Zaha Hadid’s Design Legacy

Celebrating Zaha Hadid’s birthday by revisiting the visionary ideas and radical forms that redefined architecture.

Author

Yagmur Baydır
October 31, 2025

Dear PA reader,

The late Zaha Hadid’s legacy of radical, organic forms – hallmarked by a design philosophy of “fluidity, dynamism, and continuity” – continues to inspire, both through her iconic buildings and a trove of unrealized projects that showcase her uncompromising vision.

In Dubai, Tadao Ando’s design for the city’s first Museum of Art floats above the Creek as a luminous tribute to maritime heritage, while Saudi Arabia’s NEOM reveals towering plans for The Line and a “Sky Stadium” a football venue suspended roughly 350 meters (about 1,150 ft) above the desert floor for the 2034 FIFA World Cup.

Digital frontiers expand as Google DeepMind’s AlphaEarth builds a planetary “digital twin,” and artists like James Turrell and Refik Anadol redefine perception through a 40-meter Skyspace in Denmark and an immersive AI-driven Infinity Room in LA.

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