Innovative architect had to fight as being a woman was 'a problem for some people'
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mirror.co.ukAs a woman architect facing scepticism and a barrage of criticism, Zaha Hadid struggled to get recognition in the UK. As she said on BBC's Desert Island Discs, “I’m a woman and that’s a problem for some people, I’m a foreigner, and I do work which is not normative, not what they expect.” But she not only broke through the industry - she became one of the most innovative and influential architects of our time.
Born in Baghdad, Iraq in 1950, Zaha studied mathematics in Beirut before moving to London on 1970 to attend the Architectural Association where she received her Diploma Prize in 1977 and in 1979 she formed Zaha Hadid Architects. Do you want to champion an inspirational woman?
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