Starchitect Zaha Hadid to design first skyscraper in Western Hemisphere

From the South Florida site: World-renowned architect Zaha Hadid will be designing her first skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere, at 1000 Biscayne Boulevard in Miami, The Real Deal has learned. The starchitect made news this summer in New York after she was named a finalist for the redevelopment of 425 Park Avenue. She was in the running with other high-profile architects Rem Koolhaas, Norman Foster and Richard Rogers. Foster was selected. [more]