The superyacht of the future:

The superyacht of the future: The stunning fleet designed by British architect that looks set to become the next must-have billionaire's toy.

 With its sleek weave of intertwining curves and its spacecraft-like design, it looks more akin to Beijing's famous 'Bird's Nest' Olympic stadium than something that would take to the open waters of the sea.But this is the superyacht of the future, likely to become the latest plaything for the uber-rich and the envy of everyone else who will be unable to afford it.
This is the first yacht designed by award winning architect Dame Zaha Hadid, the brains behind the iconic Aquatics Centre built in London for last summer's Olympics.

The Iraqi-born British based architect designed a family of the futuristic superyachts for German shipbuilders Blohm+Voss.
The upper 'mesh-like' structure of the stunning design connects the different decks of the 90 metre long vessels.
At the heart of five smaller yachts is a 128 metre 'mothership'.

She told Dezeen: 'As a dynamic object that moves in dynamic environments, the design of a yacht must incorporate additional parameters beyond those for architecture – which all become much more extreme on water.
'Each yacht is an engineered platform that integrates specific hydrodynamic and structural demands together with the highest levels of comfort, spatial quality and safety.'
The 2004 Pritzer Architecture Prize winner has previously won worldwide acclaim for some of her iconic buildings.
She famously designed the Aquatic Centre for the London 2012 Olympic Games and the futuristic Riverside Museum in Glasgow.
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