Sam Codrington
Owl
From this angle the curved structure looks like an owl to me, but it actually represents airflow around the Handley Page aircraft suspended nearby. The design was driven by equations of airflow used in the aviation industry, which are still an important area of mathematical research. Dame Zaha Hadid trained first in mathematics before studying architecture, and the work of her practice is strongly informed by ideas about geometry.
Owl
From this angle the curved structure looks like an owl to me, but it actually represents airflow around the Handley Page aircraft suspended nearby. The design was driven by equations of airflow used in the aviation industry, which are still an important area of mathematical research. Dame Zaha Hadid trained first in mathematics before studying architecture, and the work of her practice is strongly informed by ideas about geometry.