“I am sure that as a woman I can do a very good skyscraper,” said the late Hadid, whose work remains a force of creative inspiration in a masculine domain. While high-rise was an important sector for the startchitect, many of her designs don’t look exactly like typical high-rises. This week begins an online architectural retrospective series on Hadid which originally appeared in AR145 – Future.
Global architect Shigeru Ban has won the 38th Pritzker Prize for his innovative approach to design and his commitment to develop low-cost, high-quality designs for the victims of natural disaster.