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 am inspired by natural systems and landscapes—their logic and flow.
Good architecture should be accessible to everyone. It should uplift.
You have to fight for what you believe in.
The process is as important as the product.
I don't separate architecture from design. It's all about creating an environment.
Our work is about the future, about possibilities.
Architecture must have its own integrity. It cannot be just a symbol.
The challenge is to make the impossible possible.
I am more interested in the journey than the destination.
Every project is a new beginning, a new set of problems to solve.
Ultimately, architecture is about creating a better world.
Contemporaries of Zaha Hadid
Other Architectures born within 50 years of Zaha Hadid (1950–2016).