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Too many are too obsessed by method. it becomes a dogma.

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
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Contrary to popular view, I've never been patronized in the Middle East. Men maybe treat women differently, but they do not treat them with disrespect. They don't hate women. It's a very different kind of mentality.
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A brilliant design will always benefit from the input of others.
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I always thought I was powerful, since I was a kid.
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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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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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If I'm in london it can be different than if I'm somewhere else.
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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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Architecture is really about well-being. I think that people want to feel good in a space ... On the one hand it's about shelter, but it's also about pleasure.
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Life in the Middle East is quite different from other places.
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I don't think that architecture is only about shelter, is only about a very simple enclosure. It should be able to excite you, to calm you, to make you think.
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When I was growing up in Iraq, there was an unbroken belief in progress and a great sense of optimism. It was a moment of nation building.
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Of course there is a lot of fluidity now between art, architecture and fashion - a lot more cross-pollination in the disciplines, but this isn't about competition, it's about collaboration and what these practices and processes can contribute to one another.
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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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I have always appreciated those who dare to experiment with materials and proportions.
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There are 360 degrees, so why stick to one?
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I am eccentric, I admit it, but I am not a nutcase.
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There are so many great galleries and museums in London, but they can be very crowded during the day.
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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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