Dame Zaha Hadid,
the world-renowned architect, whose designs include the London Olympic
aquatic centre, has died aged 65. The British designer, who was born in
Iraq, had a heart attack on Thursday while in hospital in Miami, where
she was being treated for bronchitis.
Hadid’s buildings have been commissioned around the world and she was
the first woman to receive the Royal Institute of British Architects
(RIBA) gold medali
A lengthy statement released by her company said: “It is with great
sadness that Zaha Hadid Architects have confirmed that Dame Zaha Hadid
DBE died suddenly in Miami in the early hours of this morning.
“She had contracted bronchitis earlier this week and suffered a
sudden heart attack while being treated in hospital. Zaha Hadid was
widely regarded to be the greatest female architect in the world today.”
Speaking from Mexico, Richard Rogers, whose buildings include the
Pompidou Centre and the Millennium Dome, told the Guardian that the news
of Hadid’s death was “really, really terrible”.
“She was a great architect, a wonderful woman and wonderful person,”
Lord Rogers said. “Among architects emerging in the last few decades, no
one had any more impact than she did. She fought her way through as a
woman. She was the first woman to win the Pritzker prize.
“I got involved with her first in Cardiff when the government threw
her off the project in the most disgraceful way. She has had to fight
every inch of the way. It is a great loss.”
Jane Duncan, RIBA’s president, said: “Dame Zaha Hadid was an
inspirational woman, and the kind of architect one can only dream of
being. Visionary and highly experimental, her legacy, despite her young
age, is formidable.
“She leaves behind a body of work from buildings to furniture,
footwear and cars, that delight and astound people all around the world.
The world of architecture has lost a star today.”
The architect Daniel Libeskind said he was devastated by her death. “Her spirit will live on in her work and studio. Our hearts go out,” he said.
Stirling prize winner Amanda Levete said: “She
was an inspiration. Her global impact was profound and her legacy will
be felt for many years to come because she shifted the culture of
architecture and the way that we experience buildings. When my son was
very young, Zaha showed him how to write his name in Arabic. It was the
moment I realised the genesis of her remarkable architectural language.
“She was an extraordinary role model for women. She was fearless and a
trailblazer – her work was brave and radical. Despite sometimes feeling
misunderstood, she was widely celebrated and rightly so.”
Architect Graham Morrison said: “She was so distinct that there isn’t
anybody like her. She didn’t fit in and I don’t mean that meanly. She
was in a world of her own and she was extraordinary.”
The British culture minister, Ed Vaizey, posted on Twitter, saying he was stunned at the news and praising her “huge contribution to contemporary architecture”.
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