Hadid did not win her reputation for combining innovation and imagination easily, having fought discrimination her whole life she was forced to call on her determination at all times.ĭue to the time factor involved in imagining and delivering great architectural works, many of her projects will only join her legacy as they come online posthumously including three in Australia, two in Queensland causing controversy and one in the final approval stage for Collins Street, Melbourne They believed such a prize ‘ would encourage and stimulate not only a greater public awareness of buildings, but also would inspire greater creativity within the architectural profession.’ Zaha Hadid was the first woman to win the much sought after Pritzker Prize for architectural achievement founded by Cindy and Jay Pritzker of Chicago, U.S.A in 1978.
Not daunted she both equaled and surpassed them in so many ways, earning over a length of time many of her colleagues admiration and respect.ĭesign for Project in Collins Street, Melbourne, Zaha Hadid with Plus Architecture of Melbourne Hers was a career sphere mainly inhabited by men, especially when she started out. Zaha Hadid’s sensational architectural spaces were animated, filled with drama, vivaciousness and liveliness. Like painting and sculpture, architecture is a visual art form with buildings a construct meant to give pleasure to the onlooker as a product of human innovation, initiative and above all, imagination In order to succeed Zaha Hadid had to become used to crossing and exceeding boundaries whether personal or professional, as she gradually built her reputation as a successful designer in our contemporary world, highlighting the world of architecture. She strode the world of art and design with grace, beauty and strength. Born in Baghdad in 1950, she recently passed unexpectedly in Miami Florida in the United States, having transcended all classifications in terms of her exceptional design achievements during her lifetime. Iraqi-born internationally acclaimed British architect, the so called ‘Queen of the Curve’ and guiding light in real estate royalty, Dame Zaha Hadid (1950-2016) DBE was a woman of influence. Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid (1950-2016) DBE photo by Mary McCartney