Zaha Hadid
Iraqi-British · 1950–2016
First woman to receive the Pritzker Prize, known for radical deconstructivist designs with sweeping curves and futuristic forms that redefined architectural possibility.
Wikipedia ↗“There are 360 degrees, so why stick to one?”
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“Women are always told, "You don't understand, you don't know, you're not the right person, it's too difficult." I love proving them wrong.”
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“I don't think that architecture is only about shelter. It should be able to excite you, to calm you, to make you think.”
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Interview, Dezeen, 2013 ↗ (2013)
“You have to fight to do what you really believe in.”
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