Architecture is a long game, a slow art. The time it takes to master this composite craft, as well as the time to complete major projects, is long, and many architects – including those we celebrate as prodigies – do not enter the productive years of their careers until their forties. This is why celebrated architects – from Frank Gehry to Oscar Niemeyer – often work well into their nineties, chasing time in order to produce their best work.Zaha Hadid was no exception. Long known as a paper architect, one whose proposals were bolder than her time knew how to build, Hadid was a well-established name in architecture by the time she started getting her first major commissions. This is why her death, at 65, is genuinely tragic: in architect years, she was only getting started.Hadid's untimely death leaves us with the unthankful task of understanding, celebrating, affirming the legacy of a creative who was only entering her best years. The slow timelines of architecture mean that many of her mature works will only be completed in the years to come, trickling into the architectural history posthumously.At the time of her death, Zaha Hadid Architects had more projects in the works than ever before. Here are some of her buildings that we will be able to see completed in the next few years.The list includes1. Port House, AntwerpStatus: completion expected in 20162. 1000 Museum, MiamiStatus: under construction, due for completion in 20163. 520 West 28th, New York – 2017Status: completion expected in 20174. City of Dreams Hotel Tower, Cotai, MacauStatus: due for completion in early 20175. Beijing New Airport Terminal BuildingStatus: completion expected in 20186. Danjiang Bridge, Taipei, TaiwanStatus: competition won in 2014, under construction7. Bee’ah Headquarters, Sharjah, UAEStatus: competition won in 2013, construction and completion date yet to be announced8. Grace on Coronation, Brisbane, AustraliaStatus: approved in 2015, currently under appeal9. Mariner's Cove, Gold Coast, Queensland, AustraliaStatus: approval pending10. 582-606 Collins St, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaStatus: approval pendingClick on the slideshow to see Zaha Hadid's buildings nearing completion.
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