Dezeen archive: this week Zaha Hadid unveiled a pair of shoes featuring striations - parallel ridges like those carved into rock by a glacier. Striations and strata - horizontal layers of material such as sedimentary rocks - are common inspirations for today's architects, as this archive of geologically inspired projects shows (+ slideshow).
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Projects include Yinchuan Art Museum by Chinese architects WAA, the form of which is derived from the layers of sediment that have built up over centuries at the museum's location close to the Yellow River.
The form of Dolomitenblick by Plasma Studio is based on the topography of the surrounding Dolomite mountains in northern Italy.
The King Abdullah II House of Culture by Zaha Hadid Architects is inspired by eroded rock formations at Petra in Jordan.
The marble podium created by Mathieu Lehanneur at the St Hilaire Church in Melle, France is based on the strata of sedimentary rock upon which the church is built.
And here are the shoes by Zaha Hadid that feature geological-style striations - a common theme in her work.
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