扎哈·哈迪德（ZahaHadid）英国人，哈迪德1950年出生于伊拉克首都巴格达一个富裕、开明的家庭。1972年，她在伦敦建筑学院学习建筑学，1977年毕业获得伦敦建筑联盟硕士学位，导师是荷兰著名 建筑师雷姆·库哈斯。此后加入大都会建筑事务所，与雷姆·库哈斯（RemKoolhaas）和埃利亚·增西利斯 （EliaZenghelis）一道执教于AA建筑学院，后来在AA成立了自己的工作室，直到1987年。哈迪德至今一直从事学术研究，曾在哥伦比亚大学和哈佛大学任访问教授，在世界各地教授硕士研究生班和各种讲座。1994年在哈佛大学设计研究生院执掌丹下健三（KenzoTange）教席。2004年普利兹克建筑奖获奖者。

zaha hadid designs a plastic shoe for melissa

the brazilian footwear brand melissa has given zaha hadid the opportunity to design a shoe in plastic…
in its most fashionable state. the curvature of the limited-edition shoe is familiar from many recent projects
by zaha hadid architects, like the abu dhabi performing arts center and the london aquatic center.
‘the fluidity of our design combined perfectly with the technology of melissa’s plastic, injecting pieces
without closures or seals,’ says hadid. available in eight colours, the shoe was launched on september
18, 2008 during london fashion week. ‘it can’t be clunky – you have to really work on it like a sculpture’
she said. here are a few stills from a video showing the making of a giant zaha hadid shoe sculpture.