Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has won the competition to design the new Hangzhou International Sports Centre.
Project name
Hangzhou International Sports Centre
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
Principal architect
Patrik Schumacher
Design team
ZHA Competition Team: Joshua Anderson, Daniel Boran, Chun-Yen Chen, Hung-Da Chien, Michael Forward, Matthew Gabe, Rupinder Gidar, Jinqi Huang, Charlie Harris, Ivan Hewitt, Han Hsun Hsieh, Sonia Magdziarz, Xin Swift, Chris Whiteside
Collaborators
ZHA Project Director: Charles Walker, Nils Fischer. ZHA Project Associate: Jakub Klaska, Lei Zheng. Sports Consultant: Clive John Lewis. Lighting: Lichtvision Design Ltd.
Visualization
BrickVisual, Proloog, Plomp, Atchain
Status
Competition Winner
Typology
Sports Center, Aquatics Centre, Football Stadium
BEEAH Group's new headquarters in Sharjah, UAE, was opened on Wednesday, March 30 by His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah. Powered by its solar array and equipped with next-generation technologies for operations at LEED Platinum standards, the new headquarters has been designed by Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) to ac...
Project name
BEEAH Headquarters
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
Photography
Hufton + Crow
Principal architect
Zaha Hadid, Patrik Schumacher
Design team
Gerry Cruz, Drew Merkle, John Simpson, Matthew Le Grice, Maria Chaparro, Frenji Koshy, Leo Alves, Erwan Gallou, Vivian Pashiali, Alia Zayani, Alessandra Lazzoni, Dennis Brezina, Eider Fernandez-Eibar, Rasha Al- shami, Ben Kikkawa, Maria Vergopoulou-Efstathiou, Haohao Chen
Collaborators
Project Director: Sara Sheikh Akbari. Commercial Director: Charles Walker. Local Architect: Bin Dalmouk [Sharjah], DSA Architects International [Dubai]
Landscape
Francis Landscape [Beirut]
Structural engineer
Buro Happold [London]
Environmental & MEP
Atelier Ten [London]
Lighting
Atelier Ten [London]
Construction
Al Futtaim Construction [Dubai]
Typology
Commercial › Headquarter
Construction of the three new stations for Dnipro Metro is underway. Excavation and engineering works of the 4km extension to the city’s metro line were initiated in 2016. The three new stations (Teatralna, Tsentalna and Muzeina) designed by Zaha Hadid Architects will connect the residents, businesses, cultural and academic institutions in Dnipro’s...
Project name
Dnipro Metro Stations
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
Principal architect
Design: Patrik Schumacher. ZHA Project Architect: Yevgeniya Pozigun. ZHA Project Director: Manuela Gatto.
Design team
Seungho Yeo, Tommaso Casucci, Mark Winnington, Elena Scripelliti, Federico Borello, Garin O’Aivazian, Veronica Erspamer, Branko Svarcer, Catherine McCann, Evgeniya Yatsyuk, Olga Yatsyuk, Jose Pareja Gomez, Jung Yeon Kwak, Li Jin, Nicolas Turchi, Shajay Bhooshan, Vishu Bhooshan, Aiste Dzikaraite, Veronika Ilinskaya, Houzhe Xu
Collaborators
Façade Engineering: Eckersley O'Callaghan EOC [London]
Structural engineer
Schlaich Bergermann Partner SBP [Stuttgart]
Lighting
Office for Visual Interaction Inc. [New York]
Visualization
Omega Render, ATCHAIN
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max
Construction
Limak Insaat Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. [Turkey]
Client
Dnipro City Council
Typology
Transportation › Metro Station
Establishing Eleftheria Square as the city’s primary gathering space, Zaha Hadid Architects’ (ZHA) design creates new connections intended to unite a divided capital. Nicosia’s massive Venetian fortifications separate the old city from its modern districts, while the city’s ‘Green Line’ divides the capital into two disparate communities.
Project name
Eleftheria Square
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
Photography
K.Arkatites, Laurian Ghinitoiu
Principal architect
Zaha Hadid, Patrik Schumacher, Christos Passas
Design team
ZHA Schematic Design Team: Stella Nikolakaki (Design Lead), Sevil Yazici (Design Lead), Sylvia Georgiadou, Takang Hsu, Phivos Skroumbelos and Marilena Sophocleus (Landscape), Chrysi Fradellou, Edward Sorgeloose, Vladimir Tschaly
Structural engineer
ASD Hyperstatic Engineering [Limassol]; Andros Achilleos (Principal Engineer), Michalis Allayiotis (Project Engineer)
Environmental & MEP
UNEMEC [Nicosia]; Lakis Pipis (Director in-charge), Andreas Karayiannis and Trevor Colett (Directors), Chris MacFarlane, Kleovoulos Kasoulides, George Lerides, Kypros Tziakouris (Electrical Engineers -supervision stage) Kostas Archeos (Supervising Electrical Engineer) Panayiotis Ktorides (Mech. Engineer)
Lighting
Kardorff Lichtplanung Ing. [Berlin]; Volker Kardorff (Principal), Stefan Krauel (Project Designer)
Material
Moat’s granite paving
Typology
Landscape &Urbanism › Square
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has transitioned to employee ownership through their recently established Employee Benefit Trust.
Photography
Zaha Hadid Architects
Infinitus Plaza is the new global headquarters of Infinitus China. Incorporating work environments designed to nurture connectivity, creativity and entrepreneurship, the new headquarters also includes the group’s herbal medicine research facilities and safety assessment labs as well as a learning centre for conferences and exhibitions.
Project name
Infinitus Plaza
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
Location
Guangzhou, China
Photography
Liang Xue, ZHA
Principal architect
Patrik Schumacher
Design team
Congyue Wang, Feifei Fan, Lida Zhang, Eugene Leung, Lily Liu, Qi Cao, Shu Hashimoto, Xiaoyu Zhang, Ying Xia, Zhe Xing, Anat Stern, Chaoxiong Huang, Damiano Rizzini, Harry Spraiter, Marius Cernica, Tommaso Casucci, Xuexin Duan, Lida Zhang, Shu Hashimoto
Built area
185,643 m² (Gross Floor Area), 118,200 m² (Above Ground), 67,443 m² (Below Ground), 59,368 m² (Interior Design Area), 18,000 m² (Retail), 42,800 m² (Bicycle Parking), 2100 m² (Electrical Bike Parking)
Collaborators
GDAD, BuroHappold Engineering, Basalt, ARCADIS, Guangzhou Pearl River Engineering Construction Supervision
Interior design
Zaha Hadid Architects, GoldMantis, Sundart
Landscape
Zaha Hadid Architects, Pubang
Environmental & MEP
BIAD, GDAD
Lighting
LIGHTDESIGN, LUMIA, Holy Power
Construction
Guangdong No.1 Construction Engineering
Material
25,088.33 tonnes of recycled materials have been used in the construction of Infinitus Plaza, primarily: steel, copper, glass, aluminium alloy profiles, gypsum products and wood
Typology
Commercial › Headquarter
