The Sinuous Vision of Architect Zaha Hadid

BMW Plant Central Building, Leipzig, Germany, 2005
One of Hadid's most audacious projects was a building that acts as a gateway and office center linking three production buildings at a BMW factory complex. The exterior is another of her fields of bracing diagonals, but the real surprises begin inside.

• 2010 TIME 100
• Thinker: Zaha Hadid