Zaha Hadid; architect and visionary #googlearts

This lesson covers three main topics:
1: Zaha Hadid’s Philosophy of Art and Architecture
2: Hadid and the Digital World
3: Hadid’s Designs, Executed

What will you do?

1. Learn how Hadid saw the world and its architectural forms.
2. View radical concepts for city landscapes, as visualized by Hadid.
3. Take virtual reality tours of Hadid’s designs.
4. See how Hadid’s mind reimagined everyday objects.

What’s in this lesson?

1. See paintings and drawings created by Hadid for building projects.
2. Discover the inspiration behind Hadid’s paintings.
3. Find out how Hadid incorporated her concepts of space into her designs.
4. Uncover how Hadid’s architectural concepts utilized digital tools.

By participating in this lesson, you will be able to:

1. See fascinating abstract paintings and drawings that were foundational to Hadid’s architectural concepts.
2. Compare Hadid’s paintings with their virtual reality representations.
3. Examine one of Hadid’s buildings up close.

This lesson can be used in the classroom or given to students to work through independently, with fellow students, or another adult. The content is accessible to a wide range of ages, but it’s especially geared toward students ages 13 to 16.

The lesson is made of three chapters and each chapter will take 45-60 minutes to complete (3 hours in total).
This lesson plan was created in association with Six Red Marbles