Zaha Hadid's Cincinnati Arts Center
The ground-breaking building was the first American museum to be designed by a woman. Critics hailed it as one of the most important pieces of architecture in the last 50 years.
When the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati opened to the public in 2003 it wowed both the public and critics. With its undulating curves and galleries that interlock, it was the first major project that the renowned architect had completed, and also the first American museum to be designed by a woman. The New York Times hailed the Contemporary Arts Center as the most important building to be completed in the US since the Cold War. Farhana Haider has been listening to archive interviews with the late Zaha Hadid and speaking to Jay Chatterjee, Dean Emeritus at the college of Design Architecture, Art and Planning at the University of Cincinnati. He was on the panel that chose her ground-breaking design.
Photo Credit Courtesy of the Contemporary Arts Center
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