Remembering Dame Zaha Hadid

Iraqi-British Architect, Zaha Hadid, passed away on the 31st of March in 2016 after a long journey filled with art.

Hadid is recognized as a major figure in architecture in both the late 20th century and the early 21st century.

She has designed 950 projects in 44 countries, with her first project being the Vitra Fire Station in Germany designed in 1994.

Since the year 2000, Hadid won an award every year, receiving up to 12 awards in one year with a record breaking number.

Hadid was the first Arab female architect to win the Pritzker Prize. In 2008 she was listed by Forbes at number 69 for the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women. Moreover, in 2010, she featured in the Time 100 list for influential thinkers of the year.

Her buildings are all uniquely designed making the structure iconic.

She is well known for the London Aquatics Centre for the 2012 Summer Olympics in the UK, the Guangzhou Opera House in China, and the Phaeno Science Centre in Germany.

Hadid was born in Baghdad, and has studied mathematics at the American University of Beirut before moving to London to study Architecture. In London she studied at the Architectural Association School of Architecture. She never married and died in 2016 at the age of 65.