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Wire mesh is a highly versatile material used in art

Long aluminium poles outlining the shape of a house on

All too often, building construction fails to find a sympathetic

Lions, tigers, polar bears… all kinds of wild animals serve

Tracks are currently being laid in the midst of a

One of the many uses of metal mesh is as

Black and gold, with three large incisions. That is the

Wire mesh could be regarded as an artwork in itself. This was the belief of South Korean artist Seung Mo Park, who created portraits in wire mesh which stun with their photorealistic appearance.

An avant-garde architect who was ahead of her time, Zaha Hadid and her conceptual buildings, which always teetered on the verge of what was actually buildable, defined a key moment in architecture. The only woman to win the Pritzker Prize (2004), she died on 31 March at the age of 65. Here we look back at five of her most outstanding works:

Some building, through their unique characteristics, come to define and