Architect Zaha Hadid’s oyster-shaped ferry terminal to open in Italy, weeks after her death

One of the final works of Zaha Hadid, the acclaimed Iraqi-British architect who died suddenly last month, was to be posthumously inaugurated in Italy on Monday.

Inspired by an oyster, the new maritime terminal at the southern port of Salerno features a hard shell above a soft, fluid interior and the wavy lines that were Hadid’s signature.

It is her first major project to come to completion since her death from a heart attack at the age of 65.

The new terminal is part of a broader redevelopment of Salerno’s port area and is designed to smooth the movement of the throngs of ferry and cruise ship passengers passing through it.

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi visited the building on Sunday and paid tribute to Hadid’s legacy.

“This extraordinary work adds to everything Salerno is doing to transform itself and I think it is marvellous,” Renzi said.