Zaha Hadid Architects’ sculptural pavilion for Audi at Milan Design Week 2026, set above a reflective pool in the courtyard of Portrait Milano (Corso Venezia 11), clad in matte titanium-toned fibreglass.
- Brand
- audi
- Description
- Sculptural pavilion above a reflective pool in the courtyard of Portrait Milano. Matte titanium-toned fibreglass shell with fluid continuous curves; daylight choreography from dawn to dusk turns the architecture into a "living organism." Translates Audi's design philosophy of clarity, technicality, intelligence, and emotion. Paired with the launch of the Audi RS 5 plug-in hybrid.
- Designer
- zaha-hadid-architects
- Event
- milan-design-week-2026
- Themes
- collaboration, fashion-into-design
- Venue
- portrait-milano
- Year
- 2026
Connections
Outbound
- Produced by → Audi
- Designed by → Zaha Hadid Architects
- Presented at → Milan Design Week 2026
- Presented at → Fuorisalone 2026
- Held at → Portrait Milano
- References → Vitra Fire Station — Hadid's first completed building (1993); architect-pavilion lineage
- References → Junya Ishigami Pavilion (Vitra) — contemporaneous architect-pavilion lineage
- Designed by → Zaha Hadid
- Exemplifies → Parametricism
- Designed by → Zaha Hadid Architects
- Held at → Portrait Milano
- Presented at → Milan Design Week 2026
- Produced by → Audi
Posts
- Audi Zaha Hadid Milan Design Week 2026 primary 28 Apr 2026
- Salone del Mobile vs Fuorisalone 2026: The Split 30 Apr 2026
- Milan Design Week 2026: The Architects' Guide 3 May 2026
- Parametricism Lineage: Yokohama 2002 to Audi 2026 primary 12 May 2026