Beijing August 23, 2008
Image taken by moi.
We managed to snag tickets for Tuesday’s daytime and Thursday’s evening track and field events. My boyfriend ran track in college (Captain of the Track Team — I’m so proud) so it was a real thrill for him to see these world-class athletes compete. The thrill for me, however, was the architecture. Herzog & de Meuron > All. Except maybe Foster + Partners. Terminal 3, designed by Foster, at the Beijing Airport is poetic, stunning, and unconventional. Not adjectives one normally applies to an airport.
Zaha Hadid Shoes August 6, 2008
Kind of a consolation prize for those of us (99.9999999% of the world) who can’t have a Zaha building. Celebrities aren’t the only ones putting their name on clothes and accessories. Thank God.
Architects love to dabble on projects of smaller scales, and now iconic architect Zaha Hadid is joining the ranks of architect-dabblers by announcing her foray into shoe design! The always provocative architect is someone we love to criticize here at Inhabitat for her obsessive formalism, but we must say that we are thrilled to see her burgeoning interest in sustainable design take the form of a partnership with Brazilian eco shoe design company Melissa.
