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Zaha Hadid

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The iconic Zaha Hadid Architects building, now rebranded as ZHA, bathed in dramatic light, symbolizing a new era of architectural innovation and independence.
Artisans & Craft

Zaha Hadid Architects Rebrands to ZHA Following Legal Victory

As of June 12, 2026, the firm formerly known as Zaha Hadid Architects officially became ZHA Architects Limited, a change cemented by a UK Court of Appeal ruling that ended a decade-long licensing agre

Ikaika Kalua·June 20, 2026
A vintage computer screen displaying a 3D architectural model, with floppy disks nearby, representing Zaha Hadid's early digital designs.
Hearth & Home

Zaha Hadid's groundbreaking first digital designs are now revealed

Decades-old 3D computer models of Zaha Hadid's earliest digital designs, stored on floppy disks, have just been released, offering the first public glimpse into the genesis of her iconic parametric fo

Ikaika Kalua·May 20, 2026
Zaha Hadid's Nordpark Cable Railway stations in Innsbruck, featuring fluid, ice-inspired double-curved glass structures illuminated at dusk.
Artisans & Craft

Zaha Hadid's Nordpark stations: Parametric forms inspired by ice

In 2007, the Nordpark Cable Railway stations in Innsbruck became the world's largest structures to use double-curved glass, a feat enabled by automotive-grade manufacturing techniques.

Ikaika Kalua·May 18, 2026