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After 40 Years of Hard Work Zaha Hadid Accepts 2016 RIBA Gold Medal

After 40 Years of Hard Work Zaha Hadid Accepts 2016 RIBA Gold Medal

by Jamila Halfichi | Feb 10, 2016 | Business

Zaha Hadid, a very controversial architect whom designs are seen by some as creative beyond all competition, while others find nothing special about them, just for the sake of refusing them, or perhaps because she is a woman. Hadid believes that all those who reject...

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Architect Zaha Hadid (photo: Henry Bourne)

Zaha Hadid: I’m possessed by curiosity

by Jamila Halfichi | Feb 10, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

Born in Baghdad to Iraqi parents, British architect Zaha Hadid left Iraq for the American University of Beirut at the age of 17. She subsequently trained as an architect in London, which later became her home. Despite a decorated career in her field since opening her...