In 2004, Zaha Hadid became the first woman to be recognized with the prestigious Pritzker Prize (considered the Nobel Prize for Architecture). She is also the first woman to win the Royal Gold Medal del Royal Institute of British Architects (Riba).
Subsequently in 2012, she was appointed Lady Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Dbe) by Queen Elizabeth II.
Zaha Hadid He was a member of the Editorial Board of Advisors of the British Encyclopedia from 2005 to 2006.
Most important works by Zaha Hadid
HILL Residence capital
The only private residential design of Zaha Hadid. Located in a forest near Moscow, the project surprises with being half submerged in the ground.
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum
Inaugurated in 2012, this Museum of Contemporary Art seems frozen in motion. Located inside the Michigan State University campus, Zaha Hadid He surprised with a voluminous structure.
Heydar Aliyev Center
This building coated in reinforced and polyester covers 57 square meters and is located in Baku, Azerbaijan. He is known for his vaulted facade.
Riverside Museum
The Riverside Museum, an addition to the Glasgow Transport Museum in Scotland, has a surprising roof in Zigzag covered with zinc.
London Aquatics Center
Designed to house 17,500 spectators for the summer Olympic Games of 2012. The wavy concrete roof has cuts that allow natural light to filter through the blue water of the pool.
Guangzhou Opera House
The Guangzhou Opera House, in the Chinese province of Guangdong, has the form of two pebbles. The interior of the gleaming auditorium is covered with plaster panels molded in fluid and organic forms, and illuminated with thousands of tiny lights that resemble the stars in the sky.
Galaxy Soho
This commercial, corporate and entertainment complex in Beijing, consists of four spherical structures covered with aluminum and stone that are linked by pedestrian bridges.
Beijing International Airport
The largest airport in the world opened its doors just in September 2019. With a unique sea star shape, the structure had an approximate cost of 11,500 million dollars.