http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-1188-zaha-hadid/topic-rss.do Zaha Hadid RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-olympics/article-23770714-its-not-time-for-a-zaha-hadid-backlash.do The world's most glamorous architect has just unveiled a futuristic new museum in Rome - and her Olympic Aquatics Centre is taking shape. They may be extravagant, but there is still value in thinking big 2009-11-17T09:35:49Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23767637-watershed-for-2012-swimmers.do Work on the £300million Olympic aquatics centre - the architectural gem of the 2012 Games - reached a major milestone with the completion of the stingray-shaped roof 2009-11-11T07:49:42Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23767057-first-venue-of-pound-6bn-olympic-park-is-finished-a-tin-shed.do It may not win any architectural prizes but a lime-green building made of old shipping containers has become the first London 2012 Olympic Park venue to be completed 2009-11-10T08:43:20Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23756442-staying-ahead-of-the-celebrity-game-with-wigs-and-weaves.do Any self-respecting celebrity who wants to stay in the limelight knows all it takes is some good extensions, the odd weave - and a wig 2009-10-14T11:59:15Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23721534-a-shoe-revolution-is-upon-us.do Is it footwear or a work of art? Architects and designers are stepping out into a new world, writes Jenny Wilhide 2009-07-20T08:00:51Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23717961-why-art-is-the-social-lubricant-of-our-great-city.do At last night’s annual Serpentine Summer party, London shoulders its way to the front of the queue when it comes to sexing up the art world 2009-07-10T07:08:43Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23713093-woolies-pops-up-again-as-art-gallery.do A defunct Woolies store in east London has been requisitioned by local artists as part of the craze for “pop-up” art galleries across the city 2009-06-29T07:13:32Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23696589-introducing-glowacka-rennie-architects.do Watch out, Zaha Hadid. Agnieszka Glowacka and Eleanor Rennie have founded their own architecture firm and have, most recently, designed the ladies' loos at the V&A... 2009-05-21T14:41:50Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23678171-architects-unite-to-fire-barracks-salvo-at-prince.do The Prince of Wales has come under renewed fire from the world's leading architects over his attempt to interfere in the Chelsea barracks development 2009-04-20T07:56:59Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23663003-the-end-of-the-icon.do The age of the look-at-me building is drawing to a close as projects flounder and Norman Foster, Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry and Richard Rogers make cutbacks — but there is a silver lining 2009-03-17T08:14:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23628100-va-donors-25000-prize-for-islamic-art.do An award with a cheque as big as the Turner Prize has been announced for contemporary artists influenced by Islamic craft and design 2009-01-26T11:11:05Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23613292-credit-crunch-fails-to-bite-home-house.do <strong>Leisure: </strong> Private members’ club Home House said it is defying the credit crunch, with a record number of new members signing up in the last three months of 2008 2009-01-07T10:10:25Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23600046-zadie-jarvis-and-cardinal-to-guest-edit-bbcs-today.do Novelist Zadie Smith, singer Jarvis Cocker and head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor, were confirmed as guest editors of Radio 4's Today programme 2008-12-11T09:05:07Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/events/article-23599856-a-night-out-in-london-national-portrait-gallery.do After absorbing the culture at the National Portrait Gallery, relax in the roof-top restaurant and bar. 2008-12-10T15:25:45Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23594945-carafe-has-designs-on-the-capitals-free-water.do The winning design for a tap water carafe to be used in thousands of restaurants and bars in the capital is revealed today. 2008-12-01T08:42:19Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-olympics/article-23572440-40m-leisure-pool-for-olympic-site-to-be-axed.do Plans for a £40million leisure pool and fitness centre to be built in the Olympic Park are set to be scrapped due to financial pressures 2008-10-14T08:32:28Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23562402-a-technicolor-hadid-arrives-at-the-national-portrait-gallery.do One of Britain's most colourful architects has been immortalised in a portrait as vivid as she is 2008-10-01T07:54:57Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-olympics/article-23516375-2012-pool-chosen-despite-design-flaws.do The design for the aquatic centre dubbed the "jewel in the crown" of the 2012 Olympic site was picked despite obvious design flaws, it was revealed 2008-07-15T08:21:54Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23512722-the-games-need-zahas-icon.do The Aquatics Centre has become a target for criticism of the London Olympics. But here, on the day of the Standard debate on 2012, one critic argues it is an outstanding landmark building 2008-07-08T08:25:34Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/events/review-23508566-literature-festival-is-making-hay-in-the-metropolis.do Surely if Hay-on-Wye can rig up a worldclass literary festival, our bustling metropolis can rouse itself for a couple of weeks of book chat? 2008-07-03T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23496599-gehrys-summer-pavilion-resembles-exploding-timber-yard.do Work has started on this year's Serpentine Gallery summer pavilion, designed to look like an exploding timber yard 2008-06-19T08:56:50Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23484560-5000-prize-to-design-a-carafe.do Thames Water and Mayor Boris Johnson launch a contest to design a carafe for London tap water 2008-05-14T12:02:31Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23479650-how-architects-work-after-a-fashion.do Groundbreaking designs in fashion and architecture from Issey Miyake to Thomas Heatherwick are being featured in a new exhibition at Somerset House 2008-04-22T07:27:54Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23437648-landmark-building-scrapped-because-of-fears-over-economy.do A building designed for the South Bank by one of the world's top architects has been scrapped over fears about the credit crunch 2008-02-14T08:24:39Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/events/article-23403854-magic-mushrooms-sprout-in-kensington-gardens.do Large glowing mushrooms have sprung up beside the Serpentine Gallery to provide shelter for guests at the gallery's annual summer party. 2007-07-11T10:19:07Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/review-23402635-an-architect-at-her-peak.do Zaha Hadid gained a reputation as the world's greatest unbuilt architect and her work is on show at The Design Museum's biggest exhibition 2007-07-01T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/events/article-23400465-great-debate-on-the-future-of-london.do A series of five major debates is to be held at Tate Modern to discuss the changing nature of London. 2007-06-13T16:47:51Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/article-23392915-arts-fund-to-kickstart-olympic-cultural-events.do A new fund is being launched to kickstart five years of Olympics cultural events in the run-up to the 2012 Games. 2007-04-17T08:52:40Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/article-23389495-trafalgar-squareminus-lions-and-nelson.do Believe it or not this is Trafalgar Square. The vibrant painting is the vision of renowned architect Zaha Hadid for what the square could look like. 2007-03-19T09:50:28Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/restaurants/article-23376945-whos-who-in-richard-and-ruthies-set.do 2006-12-04T14:49:09Z