Quote

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.

Zaha Hadid

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

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
Need
Amount
Done
Head
Needs
Called
Reassurance
Mind
Guy
Stem
Like
Woman
Architect
Girl
Incredible
Used
Anymore
Women
Guys

More quotes by Zaha Hadid

Image
I don't particularly like showing furniture on pedestals, but for whatever reasons you always have to in museums.
Zaha Hadid
Image
They all come out from the same thing all the projects are connected somehow.
Zaha Hadid
Image
No. I don't have the patience, and I'm not very tactful. People say I can be frightening.
Zaha Hadid
Image
I have always appreciated those who dare to experiment with materials and proportions.
Zaha Hadid
Image
I am sure that as a woman I can do a very good skyscraper.
Zaha Hadid
Image
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.
Zaha Hadid
Image
I miss aspects of being in the Arab world - the language - and there is a tranquility in these cities with great rivers. Whether it's Cairo or Baghdad, you sit there and you think, 'This river has flown here for thousands of years.' There are magical moments in these places.
Zaha Hadid
Image
You have to really believe not only in yourself you have to believe that the world is actually worth your sacrifices.
Zaha Hadid
Image
The world is looking more and more segmented, the difference between people is becoming greater.
Zaha Hadid
Image
Know what it is that you are trying to find out.
Zaha Hadid
Image
The commission process in America and England is different. In America, they do it through an interview process, and it's really based on whether they like you or not. I mean, it's nothing to do with whether you do the best scheme or the worst scheme.
Zaha Hadid
Image
I think about architecture all the time. That's the problem. But I've always been like that. I dream it sometimes.
Zaha Hadid
Image
I love driving around east London - it's always full of surprises. Actually, I don't drive myself - I like to be driven.
Zaha Hadid
Image
I am eccentric, I admit it, but I am not a nutcase.
Zaha Hadid
Image
A brilliant design will always benefit from the input of others.
Zaha Hadid
Image
Architecture is like writing. You have to edit it over and over so it looks effortless
Zaha Hadid
Image
I don't think that everybody in the planet should have a child. I've never had the desire I should have a kid.
Zaha Hadid
Image
Different projects give you satisfaction in different ways.
Zaha Hadid
Image
It's very important for cities all around the world to reinvent themselves, and Glasgow is a good example of that. The Scots are very nice. I don't think they are burdened by their history.
Zaha Hadid
Image
Women are always told, 'You're not going to make it, its too difficult, you can't do that, don't enter this competition, you'll never win it,' - they need confidence in themselves and people around them to help them to get on.
Zaha Hadid