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Zaha Hadid, Abu Dhabi architecture, Performance Arts CentreWe're gaga over these renderings of Zaha Hadid's proposed Performing Arts Centre in Abu Dhabi. We haven't heard much about how green the building will be, but we're excited to see more and more star architects inspired by natural and organic forms (check out the leaf-like windows!). The Performing Arts Center will be part of a multi-billion dollar cultural district with other buildings by Frank Gehry, Jean Nouvel, and Tadao Ando. In her own words, Ms. Hadid describes the structure as a "biological analogy" whose primary components (branches, stems, fruits, and leaves) are then "transformed from these abstract diagrams into architectonic design." We can only hope that such poetic biomimicry will be translated into green functions, materials, and technologies as well.1
Zaha Hadid, Abu Dhabi architecture, Performance Arts Centre, Zaha Hadid buildingWe're gaga over these renderings of Zaha Hadid's proposed Performing Arts Centre in Abu Dhabi. We haven't heard much about how green the building will be, but we're excited to see more and more star architects inspired by natural and organic forms (check out the leaf-like windows!). The Performing Arts Center will be part of a multi-billion dollar cultural district with other buildings by Frank Gehry, Jean Nouvel, and Tadao Ando. In her own words, Ms. Hadid describes the structure as a "biological analogy" whose primary components (branches, stems, fruits, and leaves) are then "transformed from these abstract diagrams into architectonic design." We can only hope that such poetic biomimicry will be translated into green functions, materials, and technologies as well.2
Zaha Hadid, Abu Dhabi architecture, Performance Arts Centre, Zaha Hadid building 1We're gaga over these renderings of Zaha Hadid's proposed Performing Arts Centre in Abu Dhabi. We haven't heard much about how green the building will be, but we're excited to see more and more star architects inspired by natural and organic forms (check out the leaf-like windows!). The Performing Arts Center will be part of a multi-billion dollar cultural district with other buildings by Frank Gehry, Jean Nouvel, and Tadao Ando. In her own words, Ms. Hadid describes the structure as a "biological analogy" whose primary components (branches, stems, fruits, and leaves) are then "transformed from these abstract diagrams into architectonic design." We can only hope that such poetic biomimicry will be translated into green functions, materials, and technologies as well.3
Zaha Hadid, Abu Dhabi architecture, Performance Arts Centre, Zaha Hadid building, Zaha Hadid concert hallWe're gaga over these renderings of Zaha Hadid's proposed Performing Arts Centre in Abu Dhabi. We haven't heard much about how green the building will be, but we're excited to see more and more star architects inspired by natural and organic forms (check out the leaf-like windows!). The Performing Arts Center will be part of a multi-billion dollar cultural district with other buildings by Frank Gehry, Jean Nouvel, and Tadao Ando. In her own words, Ms. Hadid describes the structure as a "biological analogy" whose primary components (branches, stems, fruits, and leaves) are then "transformed from these abstract diagrams into architectonic design." We can only hope that such poetic biomimicry will be translated into green functions, materials, and technologies as well.4
Zaha Hadid, Abu Dhabi architecture, Performance Arts Centre, Zaha Hadid building, Zaha Hadid concert hall 2We're gaga over these renderings of Zaha Hadid's proposed Performing Arts Centre in Abu Dhabi. We haven't heard much about how green the building will be, but we're excited to see more and more star architects inspired by natural and organic forms (check out the leaf-like windows!). The Performing Arts Center will be part of a multi-billion dollar cultural district with other buildings by Frank Gehry, Jean Nouvel, and Tadao Ando. In her own words, Ms. Hadid describes the structure as a "biological analogy" whose primary components (branches, stems, fruits, and leaves) are then "transformed from these abstract diagrams into architectonic design." We can only hope that such poetic biomimicry will be translated into green functions, materials, and technologies as well.5
