Structural Steel Design Awards 2010 / Zaha Hadid

Aug 2010

By Karen Cilento — Filed under: Architecture News ,Awards ,Building Technology and Materials ,Structures , Aquatic Center, England, London, Zaha Hadid Architects

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In addition to being asked to design Baghdad’s newest banking headquarters as we reported previously, Zaha Hadid has also been recognized at the Structural Steel Design Awards. The awards, which are in their 42^nd year, are bestowed upon those who attain excellence in both architectural and structural design with the use of steel. Hadid’s Legacy Roof (alongside Audi West London, the Infinity Footbridge in Stockton-on-Tees, and Dublin Airport Terminal 2) was awarded for its “heroic engineering achievement”. Working with Arup, Rowecord Engineering Ltd and Balfour Beatty Group Ltd, the team has designed an amazing structure to house the Aquatic Center for the Olympic Games in London. When we first introduced Hadid’s Legacy Roof, we were shocked by the fluidity the 160 m long and 3,000 ton roof could convey. Its dynamic curvaceous form is definitely a feat of engineering. The judges noted the project’s successful use of steel commenting that the roof ”has overcome severe program and constructional problems. A necessarily complex structure delivers the form and shape at the heart of what will become the emblematic and beautiful icon of the London 2012 Olympics.”

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Cilento , Karen . "Structural Steel Design Awards 2010 / Zaha Hadid" 31 Aug 2010. ArchDaily. Accessed 25 May 2012. <http://www.archdaily.com/75666>

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æon says:

It remember me that the earth is rotating

# August 31, 2010 at 08:26

tom64kt says:

amazing, it looks like liquid

# September 10, 2010 at 03:38

thomas says:

Superb design made by an architectural maestro..bravo zaha hadid!

# September 22, 2010 at 02:13

nikitas says:

when will we be finally able to see something from Zaha that is not render?

# December 10, 2010 at 02:18

梁璞 says:

A good shape but normal space～

# April 19, 2011 at 10:51

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