The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid
Jeanette Winter
This nonfiction picture-book portrait follows Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid from a childhood of creative observation to her studies in mathematics and architecture. After opening her own company, she developed buildings unlike conventional designs, shaped by patterns, movement, and forms she noticed in nature. The book describes the initial resistance to her work and the later construction of her designs. It concludes with examples of her best-known buildings.
This book appears on 4 reading lists across 2 editions from 4 organizations.
