Tentler-Krylov’s narrative is informative and well-paced and her illustrations capture the spirit and aspirations of her subject. She becomes the first woman to design a museum in the United States and as her career grows, she becomes the youngest person to with the Pritzker prize. She suffers setbacks as her designs never see fruition as buildings because they seem so difficult to build, but she perseveres and eventually begins to see her designs become buildings.
We learn about how she was different from her mostly male peers, developed imaginative designs and was hired by a firm established by her professors. She deepens her interest in scale models, construction sites, and math and eventually moves to London to study architecture. Her interest in designing buildings grows as she visits Sumerian wetlands and sees how the buildings are in harmony with the landscape. The author quickly sketches Hadid’s upbringing in Baghdad where the young child had grown fascinated with the architecture of museums and mosques and in particular their play on light. In Tentler-Krylov’s book, Building Zaha: The Story of Architect Zaha Adid, the author tells the story of Zaha Hadid, the award winning architect who grew up in Iraq and succeeded as a woman in a field dominated by men. Building Zaha: The Story of Architect Zaha Adid by Victoria Tentler-Krylov
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