Contemplation

Someone else beat me to this news, but I’m more excited for the appointed designer than the actual development near the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC).

I watch a documentary about Zaha Hadid’s work on the BBC four channel a few years ago while I was still studying at university. I was completely blown away by her designs; so much that I was almost considering changing my degree program to that of design.

The $3.5bn development, which will surround the BIC, will have buildings designed by the Iraqi-British Zaha. The deconstructivist architect’s designs are known for, well, their deconstructivist look. Sleek, shiny, powerful, and most of all, overwhelmingly grandiose, sometimes in principle, mostly in substance.

Since the development will surround the BIC, a look at the picture (to the left) would give a good idea of Zaha’s interior design. This is the BMW plant, and yes, those car production lines are running directly on top of staff offices. Her vision was (if I recall correctly from one of the interviews) to bring about a more collective working environment to the plant, so as to have BMW professionals of all levels working side by side (and floor by ceiling for that matter).

One would think that a deconstructivist vision to design would be rather bland for the exterior, however it is certainly not with Zaha’s designs. What is seen at the bottom, is Zaha’s proposed design for a preforming arts centre (built on an island) in Dubai.

You like? (you better do, otherwise it will be a waste of $3.5bn)