Our A Level Architecture students recently visited the Zaha Hadid Foundation (ZHF) in central London, to help enhance their course learning.
The ZHF is a charitable organisation founded by Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid DBE RA, who was an Iraqi and British architect, artist and designer, recognised as a major architectural influencer. The Foundation opened in 2022 with the purpose of preserving and making Hadid's works publicly available. It was also set up to help support young people and students (particularly from diverse and complex backgrounds) in their quest to become architects, designers, and scholars.
During the visit, students were given an introduction to ZHF and Zaha Hadid in a presentation from staff, followed by a tour of the building. The tour included seeing Hadid's first design studio and the Foundation's library, where they could explore books from Hadid's personal collection, as well as learn more about the history of the building. The afternoon consisted of a model-making workshop, which involved sketching designs inspired by Hadid's work to then turn into final paper models.
This trip was a fantastic opportunity to inspire our students and for them to learn outside of the classroom.
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