Quote of the day
All the perplexities, confusions, and distresses in America arise, not from defects in their constitution or confederation, not from a want of honor or virtue, so much as from downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit, and circulation.
Zaha Hadid
Born: October 31, 1950
Died: March 31, 2016 (aged 65)
Bio: Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid is an Iraqi-British architect. In 2004 she became the first woman recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. She received the Stirling Prize in 2010 and 2011. In 2012 she was made a dame.
Known for:
- MAXXI
- Heydar Aliyev Center
- London Aquatics Centre
- Bridge Pavilion
- Guangzhou Opera House