Architect Zaha Hadid‘s mobile art container has been donated by Chanel to the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris. Having travelled the world, the pavilion is currently showcasing an exhibition of Zaha Hadid’s work within its walls, and then will be used by the Institut du Monde Arabe to house contemporary art from Arab countries.

As the first woman to have been awarded the Pritzker Prize, the English architect of Iraqi origin is seen as pushing the boundaries of urban architecture and is known for her fluid shapes and curving structures, often juxtaposing intricate interlaced forms with the imposing buildings they make up.

Following on from the Guggenheim New York and the Museum of 20th Century Art in Rome, here the Institut du Monde Arabe honours Hadid with a retrospective of her work with the exhibition “Zaha Hadid, Une Architecture” – her first solo exhibition in France, housed in the structure created by the architect herself, as the inaugural show for the Mobile Art series in the grounds of the institute.

The futuristic pavilion, with vast curves and a shiny white lacquered finish, displays over 30 years of activity from the architect and her team including models of projects already completed or to be completed in the future, as well as 3D video renderings of the creations.

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