Скачать или смотреть Malta extreme architecture the twisted tower building designed by Zaha Hadid under construction.

Extreme architecture in Malta where the Zaha Hadid designed Mercury Tower rises above the nightclub district of Paceville. In a feat of engineering and construction at 31 floors the dramatically twisted design is Malta's tallest building. The facade of the original Mercury House built 1903 is retained and being renovated beneath the new structure by local conservation architect Annamaria Attard Montalto. Zaha Hadid (1950-2016) was a visionary Iraqi-British architect who was the first woman to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize and she won the UK's most prestigious award, the Stirling Prize twice. Her work was recognized internationally with eye-catching projects created in USA, China, Far East and Europe. She was created a Dame by Queen Elizabeth ll in 2012 for services to architecture.