Nov 13
This is Zaha Hadid’s new Contemporary Arts Centre in Rome, Italy, which opens today
The building is composed of a series of ‘vectors’ and has been described as ‘urban graffitti’ by the architects.
- Ground floor plan
- First floor plan
- Second floor plan
- Cross section through galleries
- Cross section through main lobby
Building Maxxi Contemporary Arts Centre
Location Rome, Italy
Building type Museum
Architect Zaha Hadid Architects
Completed 13 November 2009
Photography credits Roland Halbe
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6 Comments
Dave Morris wrote:
It’s a shame there’s no art or people in the photos. They’re lovely, cold, shots, but I do hope the experience of visiting building isn’t as dull as they seem to suggest…
Posted on Nov 13 2009 at 15:36
Chuck wrote:
its a shame she copied and existing building. http://www.flickr.com/photos/73088118@N00/91473154
Posted on Nov 14 2009 at 12:56
Bessed wrote:
Chuck,
Yes! she does copy from other people. But she is so big that plagarism seems to not apply to her.
Nevertheless the building is very nice and spatially very exciting. Cold as Dave Morris notes, it would be intresting to compare this to the adjacent Renzo Piano Building…..
Posted on Nov 17 2009 at 05:47
Lala wrote:
Will the public understand? Is there reason to these arbitrarily associated masses oppressing the arrival?
Small is better where the flow still sustains its life in the journey, and the story still coheres.
Posted on Nov 18 2009 at 15:24
Mohamed Sallam wrote:
The elevation might seem complex at first glance but then when you take a closer look into it its very easy to understand what the architect is trying to do. I noticed the minimal use of glazing in the elevation gives the building tempt you to come inside and see what is happening in the interior. I am leaning into liking the building.
Posted on Nov 22 2009 at 23:28
up_today_arch wrote:
I suppot Chuck! She is bigmother of this style, but… She is same and not emerges…
I have some fotos about Zaha’s two stends on 11th Bienalle of Architecture in Venice on my blog. And I’d like invite you to discuss about it…
Posted on Nov 24 2009 at 18:15
