Parc de la Villette Project, Paris, France (Exercise Strip)
Zaha Hadid
British, born Iraq. 1950–2016
1982-83
An ink-on-tracing-paper design study by Zaha Hadid that uses abstract lines and marks to propose a fragmentary, dynamic scheme for circulation and activities in the Parc de la Villette.
What strikes you is the spare choreography of crisp black strokes, dashed curves, tiny hatchings and isolated elements across pale tracing paper, reading more like a diagram of movement or a score than a conventional architectural plan.
The sheet exemplifies Hadid’s early deconstructivist approach that reimagined architectural drawing as a performative tool, influencing how architects represent and conceive fragmented, dynamic urban space.
Medium
Ink on tracing paper
Dimensions
16 1/2 x 11 3/4" (41.9 x 29.8 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of the architect in honor of Philip Johnson
Accession
357.1996.18
Palette
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Exhibitions
![Parc de la Villette Project, Paris, France (Composite [divisions of plot])](https://www.moma.org/media/W1siZiIsIjUyNzU3NCJdLFsicCIsImNvbnZlcnQiLCItcmVzaXplIDEwMjR4MTAyNFx1MDAzZSJdXQ.jpg?sha=dc332f3d78b5ff39)
![Parc de la Villette Project, Paris, France (Base Plan [as Existing] and Moving Elements)](https://www.moma.org/media/W1siZiIsIjUyNzU3NiJdLFsicCIsImNvbnZlcnQiLCItcmVzaXplIDEwMjR4MTAyNFx1MDAzZSJdXQ.jpg?sha=ac266ee1bc06dbc1)
