Question

hadids early years as an architect were difficult. her firm entered competition after competition, winning several, yet almost nothing was built. she reached the 21st century with only one significant building to her name and a reputation as a \paper architect\-brilliant in theory, but impractical and untested. hadid looked back on this period philosophically: \during the days and years we were locked up in bowling green lane with nobody paying attention to us, we all did an enormous amount of research, and this gave us a great ability to reinvent and work on things.\
then, finally, hadids luck turned. a series of commissions received during the late 1990s were completed, and the public got its first sustained look at the architecture of zaha hadid: the bergisel ski jump in austria (2002), the center for contemporary art in cincinnati (2003), the phaeno science center in wolfsburg, germany (2005), and the bmw central building in leipzig, germany (2005). hadids buildings could indeed be built, and they were ravishing. in 2004, she was awarded the coveted pritzker architecture prize, the first woman to be so honored.
hadid completed major projects in europe, the united states, the middle east, and asia. commissions poured in until her death. she was as philosophical about her late popularity as she was about her years of neglect: \i think its fantastic, and im very grateful for it, but i dont take it so seriously that it affects my life. i believe that when there are good moments, you have to recognize them and enjoy them, and thats it.\

early in her career...

early in her career, how were hadids designs perceived?

multiple choice

conservative
immature
nice
impractical

Explanation:

Locate relevant text evidence

Using the Zaha Hadid and Paper Architecture knowledge points

The passage states: "She reached the 21st century with only one significant building to her name and a reputation as a 'paper architect'—brilliant in theory, but impractical and untested."

Analyze the perception of her early designs

Using the Paper Architecture knowledge point

The text explicitly describes her early reputation and designs as "brilliant in theory, but impractical and untested." This directly corresponds to the option "impractical."

Answer:

• conservative
• immature
• nice
• impractical (Correct answer)