Five Zaha Hadid-designed projects still to be finished following architect’s death
Iraqi British ‘starchitect’ died in 2016 with an impressive list of daring buildings to her name – and some equally stunning projects in the works. From China to Mexico, these five projects are set to open in the next couple of years
Last month saw the opening of the Zaha Hadid-designed Morpheus hotel in Macau. Sporting 780 ultra-luxurious rooms and a VIP casino, the centre of the 40-storey, futuristic building is shaped like the lucky number eight.
It’s one of many Hadid projects unveiled since the shock death of the Iraqi British architect in 2016 from a heart attack at the age of 65. Others include the Meixi Lake International Culture and Arts Centre in Changsha that opened last year in the Chinese province of Hunan, and an 11-storey New York luxury residential building called 520 West 28th Street that opened in March.
Luckily for fans of Hadid, the first woman to win architecture’s coveted Pritzker Prize, there are more projects to come – 36 of them, in 21 countries, were under construction or in detailed design development when she died.
Here are five slated for opening over the next couple of years.
1. 1000 Museum, Miami, US – opens 2018
Started in 2012, this huge residential complex has 83 residences that will cost between US$5.7 million and US$49 million. Features of the 62-storey structure – Hadid’s first skyscraper in the western hemisphere – include South Florida’s first residential roof helipad as well as a high-end security vault. Once open, it will offer spa treatments and fitness classes, and an organic food and juice bar.