London studio Zaha Hadid Architects has created a series of tent-like classrooms for displaced communities, which were designed by the late Zaha Hadid and Patrik Schumacher.

One of the last structures designed by Hadid, the tents were created by Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) in collaboration with non-profit Education Above All Foundation (EAA) as schools and health clinics for displaced populations throughout the Middle East.

Several of the tents have been supplied to the International Organisation of Migration (IOM) in an initiative supported by Qatar's Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy in the wake of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Doha.

Top: a ZHA-designed tent in Pakistan. Photo courtesy of Education Above All. Above: a structure used for education in Turkey

The modular structures each have a steel frame secured with concrete foundations that supports stretched fabric walls and roofs.

A central enclosed space in the 12 metre-long by eight metre-wide module, which will primarily serve as a classroom for up to 45 students, is topped with roof light, while areas of translucent material let in further light.

Surrounding the central space are a series of curved sail-like forms that provide shade and give the shelters a distinctive appearance.

The tents were built on-site using modular components

"Together, we developed a robust, cost-effective, and lightweight modular architectural system with fabric envelope to build structures that can be adapted in many variations to meet the conditions and lives of displaced children and children on the move," said ZHA project architect Gerry Cruz.

"We hope that these newly donated tents will bring safety, learning and play to thousands in Yemen, Syria and Turkey"