Le monde

Goes Round and Round

Fashion and style are like living, breathing, omnipresent entities. If you look, you can find them everywhere. In some places, they are more obvious than others—like the Beijing Daxing International Airport in China. The late legendary architect Zaha Hadid was known for her fluid, artistic designs; now her legacy lives on through her eponymous firm, which completed the Daxing International Airport last year. It officially opened for business on September 25, 2019, and has been lauded worldwide as a stunning piece of architecture. According to the firm, the design echoes traditional Chinese architecture principles that organize interconnected space around a central courtyard. Because its terminals branch from the central atrium, the airport has gained the nickname “Starfish.”

Visit Zaha-Hadid.com to learn more and view other projects. | Photo by Hufton + Crow Photography

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