RIP Zaha Hadid
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@mg33 - yeah, I have two degrees in architecture. I visited Vitra while in undergrad, it was her only 'real' building at the time. I was in school when we went from ink-on-mylar, basswood to photoshop and 3D. Seems like a lifetime ago.
I was first introduced when I found a book on a class trip to NY. It was all drawings, a few paintings, before even Vitra was built. I really did influence everything I did and still does, to some degree.
UCLA was a hotbed when I was there and I am grateful to have studied under some of the greats (Mayne/Morphosis, Gehry, Jones, Lynn and a few others that escape me).It was a double edged sword. You saw the power, the talent, the raw passion that are inspiring, but you also saw the politics, the ass kissing and the drama. I chose to leave the traditional career path shortly after getting to LA because of all that (I finished my masters, but spent a lot of time learning digital, 3D, etc.).