In 1994, a still relatively unknown Zaha Hadid won a competition to design the new opera house in Cardiff, Wales. But despite coming in first, her design was rejected by locals.

Zaha Hadid’s Guangzhou Opera House (image via guardian.co.uk) “As darkness falls and the foyers fill up with people, the building magically comes to life,” Glancey writes, ...

When construction began on Guangzhou Opera House in 2005, the site was surrounded by farmland. As the building rose, ... a museum and Zaha Hadid’s extraordinary $209 million.

Correction appended May 13, 2009 A fire has charred part of an opera house designed by Zaha Hadid currently under construction in Guangzhou, China. It is the second major building blaze in the country ...

I’m just wondering if British architect Zaha Hadid is a Battlestar Galactica fan. It seems so, as her design for the Dubai Opera House is reminiscent of those croissant-shaped fighters that zing ...

Shaped to resemble pebbles on the Pearl River, Guangzhou Opera House contains a 1,800-seat theatre, multifunctional hall, rehearsal rooms and entrance hall.

Tomorrow marks the opening day of Zaha Hadid’s Guangzhou Opera House. The 70,000 sqm project consists of two solid geometric forms wrapped with a structural exoskeleton.

The smooth, angular exterior of China's newest opera house, designed by Zaha Hadid and situated beside the Pearl River in Guangzhou, suggests two rocks eroded by flowing water. Inside one is a 400 ...

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Farhad Azizi, CEO of Azizi Developments, expressed his excitement about collaborating with these elite firms: “We are thrilled to be working with SAA Architects, MAD Architects, and Zaha Hadid ...

Zaha Hadid Architects has taken the wraps off its new 1,800-seat Guangzhou Opera House overlooking the Pearl River in the Guangdong province, southern China The 70,000m² scheme, China’s third-largest ...