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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.
Zaha Hadid
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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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Zaha M. Hadid
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