Zaha Hadid's Quotes

In the memory of Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid, born on October 31, 1950, in Baghdad, Iraq was an Iraqi-born British architect. She was the first woman and the first Muslim to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize, winning it in 2004. She received the Stirling Prize in 2010 and 2011. She died of heart attack on March 31, 2016, at Miami, Florida, United States.

1. I really believe in the idea of the future.
2. My friendships are very important to me.
3. Men think a woman should not have an opinion.
4. Like men, women have to be diligent and work hard.
5. What's nice about concrete is that it looks unfinished.
6. I will never give myself the luxury of thinking, 'I've made it.'
7. Education, housing and hospitals are the most important things for society.
8. Architecture is how the person places herself in the space. Fashion is about how you place the object on the person.
9. I am equally proud of all of my architectural projects. It's always rewarding to see an ambitious design become reality.
10. I have always appreciated those who dare to experiment with materials and proportions.
11. Contrary to popular view, I've never been patronized in the Middle East. Men maybe treat women differently, but they do not treat them with disrespect. They don't hate women. It's a very different kind of mentality.