Zaha Hadid

Zaha Hadid (Arabic: زها حديد) (born October 31, 1950) is a notable British deconstructivist architect.

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Born in Baghdad, Iraq, she received a degree in mathematics from the American University of Beirut before moving to study at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London. After graduating she became a partner at the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, working with her former teacher, Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas. In 1979 she established her own London-based practice. During the 1980s she also taught at the Architectural Association.

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Much of Hadid's work has been conceptual, but realized projects include:

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• Vitra Fire Station (1993), Weil am Rhein, Germany
• Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art (1998), Cincinnati, Ohio
• Hoenheim-North Terminus & Car Park (2001), Strasbourg, France
• Bergisel Ski Jump (2002), Innsbruck, Austria
• Ordrupgaard annexe (2005), Copenhagen, Denmark
• Phaeno Science Center (2005), Wolfsburg, Germany
• Nordkettenbahn (aerial tramway), Innsbruck, Austria
• BMW Centre (2005), Leipzig, Germany

She has also undertaken some high-profile interior work, including the Mind Zone at the Millennium Dome in London. A winner of many international competitions, a number of her winning designs were never built: notably, The Peak Club in Hong Kong (1983) and the Cardiff Bay Opera House in Wales (1994). In 2002 she won the international design competition to design Singapore's one-north masterplan. In 2005, her design won the competition for the new city casino of Basel, Switzerland.

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In 2004 Hadid became the first female recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Previously, she had been awarded a CBE for services to architecture. She is a member of the editorial board of the Encyclop?dia Britannica.

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