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)
Digital tools liberate the architect's imagination.
Public spaces should unite, not divide.
My work is about optimism for the future.
Straight lines are boring; life is curved.
Architecture evolves with technology.
I sketch to capture the essence of movement.
Resilience in design mirrors life's challenges.
Awards are nice, but impact matters more.
Urban planning should prioritize human scale.
Creativity thrives in freedom, not constraints.
My buildings are born from parametric equations.
Architecture is my way of dreaming awake.
Challenge conventions to innovate.
Form follows fiction in modern design.
Gender equality in architecture is long overdue.
Every project starts with a blank canvas of possibility.
Humor in design lightens the structure.
Legacy is in the spaces we create for generations.
Integration of art and architecture is seamless.
The soul of a building is in its flow.
Contemporaries of Zaha Hadid
Other Architectures born within 50 years of Zaha Hadid (1950–2016).