Pioneering architect Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid was the first woman to win several prestigious architecture awards, such as the Pritzker Architecture Prize and the RIBA Royal Gold Medal.
Hadid's genius lives on in the array of spectacular buildings she left behind from the majestic swooping roof of the London Aquatics Center, to the hypnotic futuristic design of Beijing's Galaxy Soho.
As a woman, born in Iraq in 1950, Hadid consistently pushed boundaries, both social and artistic, to reach the peak of her profession. In the process, she encouraged a new generation of female architects to dream big.
The practice is currently working on a diversity of projects worldwide including the new beijing airport terminal building in daxing, china, the sleuk rith institute in phnom penh, cambodia, and 520 west 28th street in new york city, USA.
