Architectural Design And Its Importance: Zaha Hadid Designs

Amal Ali 15 Sep 2022

Architecture and architectural design are among the oldest activities witnessed by civilizations, and evidence of this is all the monumental buildings with unique architecture left to us by previous civilizations.

With time, architecture began to change and develop, like all aspects of life. On one hand, the methods of architecture and the tools used to design buildings have developed, and on the other hand, some designs have made mistakes that made modern buildings come out with a lower quality than the buildings built in previous decades.

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What is architectural design?

The word architectural design is used to refer to the creative and technical parts of any project. The architectural design stage is the first stage from which imagination is transformed into reality. The architectural design is presented in the form of drawings that reflect the designer's vision and perception of the shape of the building or project to be implemented.

The main objective of the architectural design is not to provide impressive drawings, but to focus on developing an accurate visualization of the facilities and expressing them in the form of architectural drawings before their implementation to avoid errors during construction and reduce the number of modifications after the completion of the project.

All the architectural projects and designs that fascinate you were just the word architectural design combines the personal creative part with the technical aspect of engineering, which aims to provide solutions to construction problems and present them in a manner commensurate with the environment of buildings or real estate.

The importance of architectural design

There is no doubt that the architectural design of buildings and real estate is not only limited to the technical and aesthetic aspects but basically, the art of architecture is concerned with solving the problems that the property can face and providing solutions to overcome them, such as the problem of ventilation and light. Establishing homes and buildings takes a lot of time and effort. Thus, the importance of architectural design can be summarized in the following points:

Facilitating living and mobility: the building is designed first for the sake of the human being and his use. Therefore, the purpose for which the building was designed must be taken into account, whether is it for housing and living or working, etc.
Reducing costs: Rationalization of resources and funds is one of the most important points that architecture seeks, as it aims to exploit the surrounding environment as much as possible, which avoids projects paying additional funds to achieve the building's goals. The economy makes the architectural design a component of the building itself and avoids exaggeration.
Aesthetic and attractive design: the aesthetic appearance in architecture has always reflected the civilizational stage of nations. Therefore, in the stages of prosperity, you will find many well-made buildings that are easy to look at. As conditions deteriorate, you will find the spread of slums and neglected and unsuitable buildings for a living.
Raising the standard of living and promoting mental health: Providing buildings that serve the person and make him feel comfortable inside raises the efficiency of living and the productivity of individuals, and thus this benefit accrues to everyone.

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Stages Architectural design

Architectural design goes through several different basic stages before settling on a single design and reaching its final form. The idea begins with the designer's imagination and then he begins to implement a set of steps as follows:

Research and information gathering is a basic and very important stage through which the designer begins to know the customer’s requirements and the type of problem he wants to overcome and through that, he begins to determine the nature of the geographical area in which the design will be implemented, and then inventory the building materials and construction system that will be used.
The second stage is the analysis of the information, which includes determining the elements of the topography of the place and knowing the causes of noise to avoid, the movement of wind and light, and other natural factors that must be taken into account during the architectural design.
The third stage is creating a model for the idea and its establishment by defining the elements of the project and setting a blueprint for the functional relationships between them.
After that, the initial form of the project is renewed and the solutions provided by the design are revealed.
The last stage is the stage of comparing and evaluating different ideas and solutions, then settling on and developing the optimal solution.

Zaha Hadid

In every field, some models appear with outstanding success stories, which makes us stand amazed by their talent. Zaha Hadid is the recipient of the highest award given in the field of architecture, the Pritzker Prize, sometimes referred to as the Nobel Prize for Architecture.

Zaha Hadid was born in Baghdad in 1950. She graduated in 1977 from the Architectural Association in London and worked as a teaching assistant at the College of Architecture. Throughout her life, she designed many world-class buildings that later became icons in the world of architecture. Architect Zaha Hadid has implemented a huge number of projects, amounting to 950 projects, and her projects have spread in 44 countries. She also established her own company, Zaha Hadid Architects.

Zaha Hadid achieved many impressive successes, and among the projects presented in 2009 was her development of a design idea to be implemented in Egypt on the banks of the Nile River in the Maspero area, but with the events of the 2011 revolution, the project was postponed and Zaha Hadid died in 2016 due to a heart attack in the United States before completing the project.

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Zaha Hadid's Architectural Style

As soon as your eye catches a glimpse of one of the buildings designed by Zaha Hadid, you will feel as if you have been transported to the future or as if you have entered a science fiction movie. Zaha Hadid adopted the method of Deconstructivism, which is among the modern methods of design.

What distinguishes Zaha Hadid's designs is the use of hard and sharp materials such as iron and their implementation in designs characterized by fluidity and flexible curves. You find that their designs are not bordered by horizontal lines, but rather loose as if they are floating above the ground. That is why the Guardian newspaper called her in one of its articles the title of "Queen of the curve.”

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Zaha Hadid Projects

Certainly, anyone interested in the world of architecture will have to study the architectural successes achieved by Zaha Hadid throughout her career, which extended from 1990 to 2016. We will now show you a group of Zaha Hadid's most famous architectural designs:

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