Is there any stopping Zaha Hadid Architects? Having conquered vast swathes of Europe, the Middle East and China, the firm’s brand of parametric exhibitionism is now set to land on the riverfront of Australia’s capital of Queensland, Brisbane. Zaha Hadid’s stoic adherence to sensual, sweeping forms appears undiminished, demonstrated by the curvaceous cages of concrete encasing a trio of towers – but where might this project ultimately rank in the practice’s galleria of 21st Century work?
Is there any stopping Zaha Hadid Architects? Having conquered vast swathes of Europe, the Middle East and China, the firm’s brand of parametric exhibitionism is now set to land on the riverfront of Australia’s capital of Queensland, Brisbane. Zaha Hadid’s stoic adherence to sensual, sweeping forms appears undiminished, demonstrated by the curvaceous cages of concrete encasing a trio of towers – but where might this project ultimately rank in the practice’s galleria of 21st Century work?