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YOOISTANBUL
yoo, a brainchild of French design
maestro Philippe Starck and John
Hitchcox, recently launched its first
Turkish project yooinstanbul, with
local real estate developer Say Yapı.
One of the world’s most romantic
cities, Istanbul is seeing a major surge
in design-led activities. The project
“yoo inspired by Starck” will offer
100 apartments in the prime location
of Ulus overlooking the Bosphorus
and bearing Starck’s whimsical yet
refined design signature. + 90 212
291 23 11; www.yooistanbul.com
46|Harper’s BAZAAR interiors
philippe starck
adds his
unmistakable
design signature
to yooistanbul
Zaha hadid
won the
2004 pritzker
prize for
architecture
ZAHA HADID
Possibly the busiest architect in the world, with projects ranging
from Europe to Asia and everywhere in between, Iraq-born and
London-based Hadid inspires and intimidates at the same time.
Her phenomenal success can be attributed not just to her being
the most famous woman architect of modern times, but also to
her fluid and sculptural structures that are nothing if not aweinspiring.
The Pritzker Prize-winner is behind several highprofile
projects in the UAE, including Abu Dhabi’s newly
opened Sheikh Zayed Bridge and the Performing Arts Centre
planned for Saadiyat Island, Dubai Opera House and the
Dancing Towers in Dubai – not to mention countless other
important projects throughout the Middle East. Hadid’s design
credits also include furniture for B&B Italia and Established &
Sons, and a futuristic kitchen for DuPont.
www.zaha-hadid.com ■
a rendering of
Zaha hadid’s
design for
abu Dhabi’s
performing
arts Centre