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 think that architecture is about creating a new future.
I think that architecture is about creating a new world, a better world.
I think that architecture is about creating a new way of living.
I think that architecture is about creating a new way of seeing.
I think that architecture is about creating a new way of thinking.
I think that architecture is about creating a new way of being.
I think that architecture is about creating a new sense of place.
I think that architecture is about creating a new sense of identity.
I think that architecture is about creating a new sense of community.
I think that architecture is about creating a new sense of belonging.
I think that architecture is about creating a new sense of wonder.
I think that architecture is about creating a new sense of possibility.
I think that architecture is about creating a new sense of freedom.
I think that architecture is about creating a new sense of purpose.
I think that architecture is about creating a new sense of hope.
I think that architecture is about creating a new sense of joy.
I think that architecture is about creating a new sense of peace.
I think that architecture is about creating a new sense of harmony.
I think that architecture is about creating a new sense of balance.
I think that architecture is about creating a new sense of order.
Contemporaries of Zaha Hadid
Other Architectures born within 50 years of Zaha Hadid (1950–2016).