Architects are not always overly
complimentary of their fellow professionals’ work, so it perhaps says much for
Zaha Hadid’s Olympics Aquatic Centre (above) that it has almost without exception
impressed the men and women of her profession.
British architect Amanda Levet, a winner of
the UK’s prestigious RIBA Stirling prize, is but one example. ‘Without
question, the Aquatics Centre is the star building,’ she says. ‘It is a
spectacular expression of its sport, resolved in its form and beautifully
detailed.’
With its undulating roof reminiscent of a
wave and sinuous, aquatic lines, Hadid’s creation is one of the most memorable
sights of the Olympic Park that has been created in east London to host the
games of the XXX Olympiad.
