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I have been interested in fashion since I was a kid. Then I lived in London, where it was more about costume and a personal statement of who you are than about fashion.

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Zaha Hadid
Age: 65 †
Born: 1950
Born: October 31
Died: 2016
Died: March 31
Architect
Artist
Designer
Jewelry Designer
Painter
Sculptor
University Teacher
Bagdad
Zaha Mohammad Hadid
Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid
Zaha M. Hadid
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London
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The conservative values that are emerging, it may not effect architecture immediately but it will effect society and that's what worries me.
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Architecture is unnecessarily difficult. It's very tough.
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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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Half of architecture students are women, and you see respected, established female architects all the time.
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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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People say I design architectural icons. If I design a building and it becomes an icon, that's ok.
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