Zaha Hadid : Some buildings nominated for the Stirling Prize

Architect Zaha Hadid was born in 1950 in Baghdad, Iraq. She has become one of the most famous architects in the world.

Buildings nominated for the prestigious Stirling Prize include

MAXXI (2010)

Nordpark Cable Railway Station (2008)

Phaeno Science Centre (2006) and BMW Central Building (2005).

Zaha Hadid's style is boldly contemporary, organic and innovative. The architect pushes design through new technology and materials and never does ordinary. Aswell as creating architecture the architect is a celebrated painter, designer of furniture and interior products + fittings such as bowls and chandeliers.