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Tala Tayara November 5th 2008
Zaha Hadid is everywhere and nowhere less than London. Tonight is the opening party at the historic Home House in London for the celebrations of the new Zaha Hadid designed wing and she's designed our favourite part, the bar. Home House will be the platform for the launch of her latest footwear collection in collaboration with iconic, preppy brand Lacoste.

Architect Zaha Hadid’s super high tech space-esque bar and lounge 'raises the bar' in home design. The bar is sculpted in metal and finished in matching silver leather; by the way you know silver is the new gold this season. For your F1 afficionados, the bar is also sporting a clean coat of car paint to complete the look; racy bar or racing car? Like Marmite, you will love it or hate it. Guess which i go for?

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In March 2009, 1,000 pairs of limited edition Lacoste-Hadid shoes will go on sale, followed by a diffusion line the following May.

Some background: Zaha Hadid is an architect in urban design. Her work experiments with spatial quality. Best known for her seminal built works (Vitra Fire Station, Land Formation-One and the Strasbourg Tram Station), she is also designing the Aquatic centre for the 2012 London Olympics and the brand spanking new Arts Centre in Abu Dhabi. She is also Iraqi and setting an exemplary, international standard of her work and for women from the Middle East.

We like her.

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Several years ago, Hadid was a visiting critic in my university's architecture program.  As a lowly undergrad attending the graduate critiques,  I was in awe of Zaha Hadid -- fierce intellect, stellar architect, and Near Eastern diva extraordinaire.  For her part, Hadid lived up to her reputation: in the middle of the session, she managed to study an architectural model, take a call on her cell, and complain about the air conditioning -- all at once!  It's a moment I won't forget.

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“i wonder if Zaha Hadid puts her name to projects that teach the next generation from her expertise and experience? Does anyone know if there are any programmes for budding architects especially in the Middle East? i wonder also if she does any NGO projects especially in her native Iraq - If anyone know pls pass it on! would love to research!”
“i saw the new Home House bar - very slick, very cool.  You dont have the photo here but the "sit down" lounge area is just as new age with cool, rounded love seats in an out there metallic neon green. If you can, go check it out - an experience to say the least.”
“Does anyone have the picture of the Hadid - Lacoste shoes! Id love to see.”