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Zaha Hadid is the first female winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. She is also one of my favorite architects. She is known for using the computer and making parametric designs. Galaxy Soho, in Beijing, is one of the most representative projects by Zaha Hadid.
The design is responsive to the Rings, or the site context. I am most admire about the fact that Zaha was able to control every single curve of the building, and resulted in a piece of art that similar to a Chinese courtyard. The building is used as the office and retail space. It is basically four continuous, flowing volume. I could not find any related algorithm, but I know that Grasshopper is a software that can make building’s like that. It really shows me how powerful computer is these days.
