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As a woman, I'm expected to want everything to be nice and to be nice myself. A very English thing. I don't design nice buildings - I don't like them. I like architecture to have some raw, vital, earthy quality.


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Author Bio


  • NameZaha Hadid
  • DescriptionIraqi-British architect (b.1950)
  • BornOctober 31, 1950
  • CountryIraq
  • ProfessionArchitect; Designer
  • WorksSheikh Zayed Bridge; London Aquatics Centre
  • AwardsStirling Prize; Dame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire; Pritzker Architecture Prize; Praemium Imperiale