TECHNIQUES OF

FORM GENERATION
BASED ON WORKS OF ZAHA HADID

Zahas
Backgroun
d

Life
Environment
Education

Philosoph
y and
Inspiration

Views on Design
Feminism
Art movements
of inspiration

The
Architectu
ral form

Elements and
Principles of
design
Relevance of
form

Evolution
of Zahas
forms

Patterns and
trends in her
work
Finding
similarities and
differences

Form
Generatio
n
Technique
s
Suprematism
Deconstructivism
Parametricism

Inferring
the
possibilitie
s of form
exploratio
n

ZAHAS BACKGROUND

Early life of Zaha Hadid. Birthplace, surroundings, school life, life as a designer
College, mentors, inspiration
Introduction to Suprematism and inspiration towards Neo-futurism
Opening of firm Zaha Hadid Architects.
Universities where Zaha taught
Pritzker in 2004

PHILOSOPHY AND INSPIRATION

Architecture from the viewpoint of Zaha Hadid.

Priority on external appearances while trying to pay equal attention to functionality
Philosophy on architecture.
Buildings should keep you dry and feed your soul
Inspiration from paintings and other art movements
Derivation of forms from paintings

PAINTINGS OF ZAHA

THE ARCHITECTURAL FORM

Defining form, patterns, elements and principles of design
Role of the inspiring sources for Zahas design
Architectures base on comprehending the vocation of the space and collecting
the properties of the place and bring them close to man (Norberg, 1980, P.23)
Form is where art enters in and and makes the project more attractive and
communicative (Le Corbusier, 1986)
Architectural form emerges from timeless principles of form that transcend
particular designers, cultures and climates (Gelernter, 1995; p.14)

EVOLUTION OF ZAHAS FORMS

Introduction to Russian suprematism

Early works derived from paintings
More dynamic forms with more experience
Technological advancements lead to applications of Parametricism in architecture

FORM GENERATION TECHNIQUES

Form positioning with respect to surroundings, form orientation and visual inertia.
The degree of concentration and stability of form
The concepts of character and expression (Schumacher, 2006)
Parametricist patterning is the move from adaptive compensation to the
amplification of differences (Schumacher, 2006)
Collision of geometry, rotated grid, additive, subtractive or dimensional
manipulation, and form articulation

THE END RESULT

The report will conclude on the advantages of parametric design and the impact of
technology on modern design
The reader can infer further applications of similar techniques in design and take
further steps forward in the same direction