Biography

The British architect and professor of architecture of Iraqi origins impresses the architectural world with her avant-garde, forward-looking visions. Her breakthrough came with the design of the fire station for the Vitra project in Weil am Rhein. Her works include the Hungerburgbahn cable car near Innsbruck and the Guangzhou Opera House. Furthermore, Hadid‘s architecture firm designs furniture, interior furnishings and everyday articles. Zaha Hadid was the first woman to be awarded the prestigious Pritzker Prize.

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