Building Zaha by Victoria Tentler-Krylov

In this title that was first introduced as a customizable, personalized print-on-demand product, Rox has a superpower. Girl power abounds in this book about coding that introduces young readers to the world of programming while offering them hands-on activities via a companion app. An architect herself, the author/illustrator provides an enthusiastic note explaining her interest in Hadid along with a timeline and a bibliography quoted dialogue is unsourced, and a small note on the copyright page emphasizes that the book is historical fiction and not strict biography.Īn inspiring story based on a dazzlingly influential life. Short paragraphs advance the narrative spread by spread, describing how her subject’s passion became her career. Tentler-Krylov’s brushy watercolor illustrations create movement on the page, highlighting Hadid’s unique tilting, swaying, and floating structures. Hadid dares to challenge the critics and meets negative feedback with determination and confidence, ultimately becoming the first woman to design an art museum in the United States and the youngest ever to win the prestigious Pritzker Prize. Even when faced with obstacles and rejection, Hadid continues to defy form. After some difficulty, one of her innovative designs becomes reality. Although she makes a name for herself in England, the ever unconventional Hadid is not hired to design buildings, so she enters competitions. In Tentler-Krylov’s telling, young Hadid’s interests in construction sites and math grow as she ages, leading to her getting a math degree in college and moving to London, where she studies architecture.

Curious as a child, exploring mosques and palaces in Baghdad and wanting to create and construct the impossible, Zaha Hadid grew up to influence the field of architecture.

Building Zaha by Victoria Tentler-Krylov