British - Architect | October 31, 1950 - March 31, 2016
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.
Zaha Hadid
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I will never give myself the luxury of thinking, 'I've made it.'
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People say I design architectural icons. If I design a building and it becomes an icon, that's ok.
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Architecture is particularly difficult for women; there's no reason for it to be. I don't want to blame men or society, but I think it was for a long time, the clients were men, the building industry is all male.
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What's nice about concrete is that it looks unfinished.
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Architecture is unnecessarily difficult. It's very tough.
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I miss aspects of being in the Arab world - the language - and there is a tranquility in these cities with great rivers. Whether it's Cairo or Baghdad, you sit there and you think, 'This river has flown here for thousands of years.' There are magical moments in these places.
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I'm into fashion because it contains the mood of the day, of the moment - like music, literature, and art.
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Architecture is how the person places herself in the space. Fashion is about how you place the object on the person.
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I have always appreciated those who dare to experiment with materials and proportions.
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I've always thought that design can have equal importance to the idea of internal architecture. Professionally, things can be very dogmatic - you do the architecture, someone else does the interiors, someone else does the furniture, the fabric, etc. But I think design is all-encompassing.
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Good education is so important. We do need to look at the way people are taught. It not just about qualifications to get a job. It's about being educated.
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