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Zaha Hadid: Works

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The Zaha Hadid Works is a great CD that introduces and walks the viewer through her works. It clearly explains the projects through sketches, computerized images, and models. Also, the architects own comments help the viewer better understand the projects. These CD's are good for students and those interested in learing more about certain architects. I recomend this product to all architecture students around the country.

Planet Architecture has the best information on some of the most influential architects today and the past. And whats great is that its all grouped in ONE CD, not in a bunch of separate books. Whether you are a student doing a project or an architecture enthusiast these cds are great buys. The cd is easy to navigate and graphically interesting. I suggest you buy one for yourself and a friend.

Planet architecture is an innovative concept to better appreciate and understand architecture in an easy and fast manner. Within a few minutes of navigating this CD you're going to have a better understanding of Zaha Hadid's architecture than reading a book. Not only does it provide drawing and photos, but also interviews with the architect, and a virtual walk through to her most famous works.

This CD, "Zaha Hadid works," from planet architecture is the best cd for study case that i ever viewed. Planet Architecture provided many informations and pictures about the works from Zaha Hadid. They give you more information than the books from the library. In some of their cds, they even have the interview video with the architect. With the new technology, planet architecture let you see the building like you are there. From scale 1 to 5, I gave it a 10.

I was excited about this new media format thinking I could use images for a screen saver or look at more detail, zoom in; but i was a bit diasppointed. This is better than the Morphosis one I also bought at the same time but many of the images are of limited size and i was hoping they could be viewed on a large format flat screen. Navigation takes a bit of getting used to. I still have a hard time reading content for long periods on the screen. For the price i think this should have been edited as a DVD video/documentray interview for viewing on a TV. It seems this format is stuck between CD and DVD, not a very satisfying experience. I think it should play itself with a commentary than having the user click through the various obscure tabs. There are alot of drawings and renderings that may not be available elseware; Hadid's work is hard to picture, visiting the real building is still the only way to really understand them.

Planet architecture is an innovative concept to better appreciate and understand architecture in an easy and fast manner. Within a few minutes of navigating this CD you're going to have a better understanding of Zaha Hadid's architecture than reading a book. Not only does it provide drawing and photos, but also interviews with the architect, and a virtual walk through to her most famous works.