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Zaha Hadid
Designing buildings with sweeping, fluid forms.
London Aquatics Centre · Pritzker Prize
- Born
- 31 October 1950
- Birthplace
- Baghdad, Iraq
- Died
- 31 March 2016
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Zaha Hadid
An Iraqi-British architect whose drawings and buildings challenged conventional geometry and made movement central to architectural form.
Early life
Baghdad upbringing
Grew up in a family involved in politics, business and the arts.
Mathematics first
Studied mathematics in Beirut before moving into architecture.
Career
- 1972
London studies
Entered the Architectural Association.
- 1979
Own practice
Established Zaha Hadid Architects.
- 1993
Built breakthrough
Completed the Vitra Fire Station in Germany.
- 2004
Pritzker recognition
Became the first woman to receive the prize.
Selected work
Vitra Fire Station
An angular early building in Weil am Rhein.
MAXXI
Rome’s museum of twenty-first-century arts opened to the public.
London Aquatics Centre
A wave-like roof shelters the Olympic swimming venue.
Beyond work
Other design
Worked on furniture, objects and fashion collaborations.
Painting
Used abstract paintings to explore architectural possibilities.
Sources & photo credit
Biographical reference ↗Achievement reference ↗MAXXI: opening exhibition ↗Photo: Columbia GSAPP. CC BY 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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