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I really love Miami, but I don't think the architecture matches the city. It's a bit too commercial.

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Zaha Hadid
Age: 65 †
Born: 1950
Born: October 31
Died: 2016
Died: March 31
Architect
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Bagdad
Zaha Mohammad Hadid
Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid
Zaha M. Hadid
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I loved London. In the 1970s... it was very exciting, really wild.
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I made a decision when I was in school that I'd have a lot of male friends.
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I used to not like being called a 'woman architect.' I'm an architect, not just a woman architect. The guys used to tap me on the head and say 'you're OK for a girl.' But I see an incredible amount of need from other women for reassurance that it can be done, so I don't mind anymore.
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