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Good education is so important. We do need to look at the way people are taught. It not just about qualifications to get a job. It's about being educated.

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Zaha Hadid
Age: 65 †
Born: 1950
Born: October 31
Died: 2016
Died: March 31
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Bagdad
Zaha Mohammad Hadid
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Know what it is that you are trying to find out.
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I don't think that everybody in the planet should have a child. I've never had the desire I should have a kid.
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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.
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I think about architecture all the time. That's the problem. But I've always been like that. I dream it sometimes.
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Different projects give you satisfaction in different ways.
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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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I find industrial cities exciting. I like their toughness.
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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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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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