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CAC Cincinatti, Ohio, Zaha Hadid

Architect Zaha Hadid designed the Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) building. It opened in 2003 and has seven floors, with exhibition spaces on the first three levels and administrative and educational spaces on the upper levels. The building has a unique design with curved lines and sweeping forms and features the “Urban Carpet” outdoor plaza as a welcoming entrance (Fiederer, 2016). Inside, the CAC has flexible exhibition spaces for various art forms, including a black box theater and performance space (Fiederer, 2016). Hadid’s design has received numerous awards, such as the Pritzker Architecture Prize, and is considered a significant landmark in Cincinnati’s cultural district.