Building Zaha: The Story of Architect Zaha Hadid
by Victoria Tetntler-Krylov
Illustrations by the author
Orchard Books
Scholastic
2020
48 pages
ISBN: 9781338282832
Available December 1, 2020
Beautifully illustrated and lovingly designed, worthy of approval from Zaha herself, this biography/picture book celebrates the life and designs of architect Zaha Hadid.
Zaha loved math and solving problems and had a mind for design. She saw beauty and art in nature and in building and couldn't pass a construction site without stopping to sketch it.
Leaving her home in Baghdad, she studied architecture in London and made quite a splash with her unconventional building designs. She entered contests and her designs won. As she became more famous, she received phone calls from other countries to design buildings that imitated flight or moving water. Soon, Zaha designed an art gallery in the United States, and from there, she was jet-setting around the world designing projects for housing and public use. She won the Pritzker Prize, the most prestigious award for architecture, and she was the youngest person ever to win.
The picture book is a MUST HAVE for any biography section and celebrates achievements by a woman in history in a field mostly populated by male counterparts. Hadid stood alone as a titan of design for her unique perspectives in building.
Highly, highly recommended grade 3 and up. Younger kids will enjoy hearing the story. With author's note, timeline and bibliography.
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