Architecture is particularly difficult for women; there's no reason for it to be. I don't want to blame men or society, but I think it was for a long time, the clients were men, the building industry is all male. Zaha Hadid architectureblamebuild share on social
Education, housing and hospitals are the most important things for society. Zaha Hadid educationhospitalhouse Change image and share on social
Architecture is unnecessarily difficult. It's very tough. Zaha Hadid architecturedifficulttough Change image and share on social
If you think about making a city that is much more porous, many accessible spaces, that is a political position, because you don't fortify, you open it up so that many people can use it. Zaha Hadid accessiblecityfortify Change image and share on social
I have been interested in fashion since I was a kid. Then I lived in London, where it was more about costume and a personal statement of who you are than about fashion. Zaha Hadid costumefashioninterest Change image and share on social
I don't particularly like showing furniture on pedestals, but for whatever reasons you always have to in museums. Zaha Hadid furnituremuseumpedestal Change image and share on social
Of course I believe imaginative architecture can make a difference to people's lives, but I wish it was possible to divert some of the effort we put into ambitious museums and galleries into the basic architectural building blocks of society. Zaha Hadid ambitiousarchitecturalarchitecture share on social
Architecture is how the person places herself in the space. Fashion is about how you place the object on the person. Zaha Hadid architecturefashionobject Change image and share on social
The commission process in America and England is different. In America, they do it through an interview process, and it's really based on whether they like you or not. I mean, it's nothing to do with whether you do the best scheme or the worst scheme. Zaha Hadid americabadbase share on social
