Zaha Hadid
Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid (1950–2016) left an indelible mark on the architectural landscape. Her striking structures grace the skylines of major metropolitan cities, while her product designs, including furniture, jewelry, lighting, and shoes, can be found in homes around the world. The boundary-pushing designer—arguably the most famous female architect of her time—received numerous prestigious awards over the course of her career (Architectural Digest).
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Neri Oxmam
Neri was born in Haifa, Israel, to a family of architects. After completing her compulsory military training in the Israeli Air Force, she studied for two years at the medical faculty of the Hebrew University.
From there she first transferred to the architecture department of the Israel Institute of Technology, then to the London School of the Architectural Association (AA). She received her Ph.D. in Computational Design from MIT (Oxman).
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New York Times - Who is Neri Oxman?
Madam Architect - Intimate Links: Neri Oxman on Designing Systems, Radical Change, and Architecture as Destiny
Snøhetta
Snøhetta is a transdisciplinary, dialogue-driven practice including architecture, landscape architecture, interior architecture, art, product design, graphic and digital design, often integrating a combination of interests across our projects. We share our name with a beautiful, remote, and historically important mountain in central Norway.
Snøhetta is a place nobody is from, but anyone can experience. Creating places for societies to connect with each other and with the world around them is a primary motivation in our work. Dialogue and diversity empower this approach (Snøhetta).
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Scandinavian Architects - lists and information about projects
Architecture Magazine - about the company and list of projects with information
Architizer - Moving Mountains: The Incredible Architectural Journey of Snøhetta
Thomas Heatherwick
Thomas Heatherwick studied three-dimensional design at Manchester Polytechnic and at the Royal College of Art. In 1994 he founded Heatherwick Studio, which is recognised for its work in architecture, urban infrastructure, sculpture, design and strategic thinking. Since its foundation, the studio has gained an international reputation for elegant forms, inventive design solutions and a pioneering use of materials (Royal Academy).
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Arch Daily - Thomas Heatherwick: The Latest Architecture and News
DesignBoom - List of projects and information about them
ELLE Decoration - Thomas Heatherwick’s green vision of the future
Heatherwick, Elena. Thomas Heatherwick. 2014. Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Heatherwick. Accessed 31 Oct. 2023.
O'Loughlin, Cody. Designing woman: Ms. Oxman is the rare tenured professor to land in the tabloids. New York Times, 6 Oct. 2016, www.nytimes.com/2018/10/06/style/neri-oxman-mit.html. Accessed 31 Oct. 2023.
Zaha Hadid, héroïne éternelle. Hors Site, 3 June 2021, hors-site.com/zaha-hadid-heroine-eternelle/. Accessed 31 Oct. 2023.