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Yes, I'm a feminist, because I see all women as smart, gifted and tough.

Zaha Hadid

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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
Gifted
Feminist
Smart
Tough
Inspiration
Women

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In hospital, people should be able to have time to themselves.
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The current state of architecture and design requires extensive collaboration and an investigative attitude and we continue to research and develop new technologies.
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A brilliant design will always benefit from the input of others.
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The idea for a building or an object can come up just as quick, but there is a big difference in process.
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I have always appreciated those who dare to experiment with materials and proportions.
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I loved London. In the 1970s... it was very exciting, really wild.
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I don't particularly like showing furniture on pedestals, but for whatever reasons you always have to in museums.
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You have to really believe not only in yourself you have to believe that the world is actually worth your sacrifices.
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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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When I first came to Guangzhou in 1981, it seemed such a hard and dour place with everyone in Chairman Mao uniforms.
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The goal posts might shift, but you should have a goal.
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In terms of form, all the projects interest me equally, although there are obviously large differences according to the scale and process of each project.
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No. I don't have the patience, and I'm not very tactful. People say I can be frightening.
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I am quite sensitive to politics, because you know, as an Arab, an Iraqi, all your life, you are very conscious of it.
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Being Iraqi taught me to be very cautious.
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When women do succeed, the press, even the industry press, spend far too much time talking about how we dress, what shoes we're wearing, who we're meant to be seeing. That's pretty sad for women, especially when it's written by women who really should know better.
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People often ask me if I consider myself to be an architect, fashion designer, or artist. I'm an architect. The paintings I've done are very important to me, but they were part of a process of thinking and developing.
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Architecture is unnecessarily difficult. It's very tough.
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You have to be very focused and work very hard, but it is not about working hard without knowing what your aim is!
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