Zaha Hadid. Image courtesy of Dezeen.
It was with heavy hearts that we learned Dame Zaha Hadid unexpectedly passed away yesterday. The 65-year old, ‘Queen of the Curve’ leaves behind a legacy of built projects far surpassing her relatively short lifetime.
This Iraqi-born architect was the first woman and first Muslim to win the prestigious Pritzker
Architecture Prize in 2004. She was also the first solo woman to be awarded the Royal Gold Medal for
architecture, and was the subject of a retrospective dedicated to her work at the Guggenheim Museum in New York in 2006. Her buildings are easy to recognize for their graceful curves and futuristic look.
The Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan, by Zaha Hadid Architects.
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Wangjing Soho Towers in Beijing, China, by Zaha Hadid Architects.
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Innovation Tower in Hong Kong, by Zaha Hadid Architects.
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Bridge Pavilion Expo 2008 in Zaragoza, Spain, by Zaha Hadid Architects.
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Messner Mountain Museum in Corones, Italy, by Zaha Hadid Architects.
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