Central Bank / Zaha Hadid
MAXXI Museum / Zaha Hadid Architects © Iwan Baan
In what will be her first project for her native country, Zaha Hadid will design the new headquarters for the Central Bank in Baghdad. Earlier in the summer, Hadid prepared a conceptual presentation with a feasibility study, and this past month, Hadid travelled to Istanbul to discuss initial details with the bank’s governor, Sinan al-Shabibi. The bank, which is one of the first central banks in the Arab world, has the sole right to issue the Iraq’s national currency – the dinar.
Although details of the bank’s security features probably will not be released to the public, the bank has required Hadid to design the headquarters to withstand terrorist attacks – the existing headquarters, designed by Danish practice Dissing & Weitling in 1985, was stormed by insurgents in June in an attack that killed 18 people and injured 50.
Zaha Hadid is focusing on creating a structure that speaks to the new spirit of the country, saying the design will act as a symbol of the new Iraq. According to the BDOnline, Hadid’s spokesman explained, “The new headquarters will enable the monetary authority of the CBI [Central Bank of Iraq] to perform its continued role serving stability, development and economic growth in Iraq.”
We’ll keep you updated on the design as we learn more.
Source: BDOnline
Wow! No apparent bifurcated lines, I’m impressed!
Could Zaha be evolving?!
Nahh…
Putting up a picture of a different project works a little misleading, but OK.
Let’s see what she can come up with next. I wonder if she’ll go the extra mile for her native country.
8:04 PM Aug 30th
Central Bank / Zaha Hadid: MAXXI Museum / Zaha Hadid Architects © Iwan BaanIn what will be her first project for h… http://bit.ly/do8Onj
8:04 PM Aug 30th
Central Bank / Zaha Hadid: MAXXI Museum / Zaha Hadid Architects © Iwan BaanIn what will be her first project for h… http://bit.ly/aYMYjO
8:06 PM Aug 30th
Love this woman!!! RT @archdaily: Central Bank / Zaha Hadid http://archdai.ly/b6NGta #architecture
8:06 PM Aug 30th
Zaha Hadid's Central Bank, Baghdad, Iraq: http://archdai.ly/b6NGta #architecture #iraq
8:21 PM Aug 30th
Central Bank / Zaha Hadid: In what will be her first project for her native country, Zaha Hadid will design the ne… http://bit.ly/do8Onj
8:22 PM Aug 30th
Zaha for Central Bank in Baghdad http://bit.ly/c47Vck
8:36 PM Aug 30th
RT @archdaily: Central Bank / Zaha Hadid http://archdai.ly/b6NGta #architecture
9:00 PM Aug 30th
RT @archdaily: Central Bank / Zaha Hadid http://archdai.ly/b6NGta #architecture
9:08 PM Aug 30th
RT @archdaily: Central Bank / Zaha Hadid http://archdai.ly/b6NGta #architecture
9:13 PM Aug 30th
Central Bank / Zaha Hadid | ArchDaily: In what will be her first project for her native country… http://bit.ly/cAiqkG http://www.cubestudio.info
9:29 PM Aug 30th
Central Bank by Zaha Hadid http://is.gd/eMrpq #architecture #iraq *very cool on many levels
9:32 PM Aug 30th
RT @innesy: Zaha for Central Bank in Baghdad http://bit.ly/c47Vck
10:18 PM Aug 30th
Zaha Hadid designing new HQs of Central Bank, Baghdad, Iraq: http://archdai.ly/b6NGta v @public_archive
10:23 PM Aug 30th
Reading: "Central Bank / Zaha Hadid | ArchDaily"( http://twitthis.com/xfejgj )
12:03 AM Aug 31st
RT @archdaily: Central Bank / Zaha Hadid http://archdai.ly/b6NGta #architecture
1:33 AM Aug 31st
RT @archdaily: Central Bank / Zaha Hadid http://archdai.ly/b6NGta #architecture
1:44 AM Aug 31st
RT @archdaily: Central Bank / Zaha Hadid http://archdai.ly/b6NGta #architecture
7:54 AM Aug 31st
RT @archdaily: Central Bank / Zaha Hadid http://archdai.ly/b6NGta #architecture
10:02 AM Aug 31st
primeiro projeto de Zaha Hadid em seu país Central Bank / Zaha Hadid | ArchDaily – http://bit.ly/9MdYaq ArchDaily (Arch Daily)
4:27 PM Aug 31st
RT @SubMedina: Zaha Hadid designing new HQs of Central Bank, Baghdad, Iraq: http://archdai.ly/b6NGta v @public_archive
4:01 AM Sep 1st
Reading: "Central Bank / Zaha Hadid | ArchDaily"( http://twitthis.com/xfejgj )
2:45 AM Sep 2nd
Central Bank / Zaha Hadid | ArchDaily http://t.co/z1ho8SN via @archdaily
11:41 PM Sep 4th
Central Bank / Zaha Hadid | ArchDaily http://t.co/ILrMwHi via @archdaily
8:22 PM Sep 5th
#Baghdad Central Bank by @zaha_hadid » http://bit.ly/962q1E @archdaily
4:37 PM Jan 19th
Zaha Hadid, pour son premier projet dans son pays natal, ce sera la Banque Centrale à Baghdad!!! http://t.co/tlmkXgcZ