Zaha Hadid
First woman to win Pritzker Prize
Most quoted
"I don't have a problem with being a woman, or being an Arab, or being an Iraqi. I have a problem with being a woman, an Arab, and an Iraqi in a world that is not ready for that."
— from Interview
"I don't think that there is a single style of architecture that is better than another. I think that there are many different styles, and they all have their own merits."
— from Interview
"I don't think that architecture is only about shelter, is only about a very simple enclosure. It should be able to excite you, to calm you, to make you think."
— from Interview
All quotes by Zaha Hadid (371)
I don't think that architecture is about the limitation. I think it's about the possibility.
I don't think that architecture is about the problem. I think it's about the solution.
I don't think that architecture is about the straight line. I think it's about the curve.
I don't think that architecture is about the box. I think it's about the flow.
I don't think that architecture is about the surface. I think it's about the depth.
Architecture is not about building; it's about creating a better world.
You have to be very focused and very determined to do what you want to do.
I think that there is a great deal of misunderstanding about what architecture is. It is not just about building, it is about creating a better world.
I don't have a problem with being a woman, or being an Arab, or being an Iraqi. I just have a problem with people who have problems with that.
I believe that architecture has the ability to transform people's lives.
The more you do, the more you can do.
I am not interested in the past. I am interested in the future.
Architecture is about creating a new world.
I think that architecture is a way of life.
I don't think that there is a limit to what you can do.
I think that architecture is about creating a new reality.
I am not interested in being a star. I am interested in doing good work.
I think that architecture is about creating a new experience.
I think that architecture is about creating a new language.
I think that architecture is about creating a new vision.
Contemporaries of Zaha Hadid
Other Architectures born within 50 years of Zaha Hadid (1950–2016).