Zaha's Olympic Diss

Architect Zaha Hadid, designer of the £269 million Aquatics Center to be used for this summer's Olympic Games, is unhappy about being overlooked for an invitation to any of the events that will take place in her building.

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May 21, 2012, 7:00 AM PDT

By Jonathan Nettler @nettsj


While not known for her sunny disposition, Hadid may have a legitimate reason to be annoyed with organizers of this summer's Olympic Games.

"As she tells ES Magazine, the
Games failed to extend to her an invitation to any of the opening or
closing events, not even to the diving or swimming relays that will take
place at the £269 million Aquatics Center that Hadid designed and built
over an eight-year period. Zaha criticized Olympic organizers for the
ostensible oversight, calling them 'rude' and adding that 'when you've
designed a building like this you want to see how it's used.'"

"When questioned about the debacle, Locog, the London Olympics' event
coordinator, referred to standard policy, advising that the most assured
way to get passes was to go through the public application channels."

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