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WangJing SOHO, China - A Chinese court reportedly ordered a blog to pay US$30,000 to a real estate developer after printing an article that criticized the feng shui of Hadid's WangJing SOHO complex in Beijing.

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Which just goes to show… - Her work remains beloved and fiercely protected.

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Heydar Aliyev Center, Azerbaijan - Hadid’s fluid, undulating design for the cultural center won the London Design Museum’s award for Design of the Year in 2014.

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Heydar Aliyev Center, Azerbaijan - She was the first woman to win that award, and clearly earned the title of "Queen of Curve."

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Heydar Aliyev Center, Azerbaijan - While these designs already seem radical, it's reported that she created many more radical designs which were never put into construction. 

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Heydar Aliyev Center, Azerbaijan - In her early days, Hadid began to be known as a “paper architect,” meaning her designs were too avant-garde to move beyond the sketch phase.  

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Port House, Belgium - Hadid's design added a glass extension to a derelict fire station to create a single office for all the port workers.

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Port House, Belgium - Her stark geometric designs express a sense of fragmentation, instability, and movement.

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Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria - The Learning Center Hadid designed leans out over the street, and it's another good example of why she's grouped in with "destructivist" architects.

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Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria - Destructivism is a movement of postmodern architecture which is characterized by an absence of harmony, continuity, or symmetry. And yet look how stunning imbalance can be!

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Sky SOHO, China - Together with SOHO, China’s largest prime office real-estate developer, Hadid designed Shanghai's famous new landmark building.

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Sky SOHO, China - It's an enormous structure with offices and retail space, which connects local residents to multinational, national, and local enterprises.

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SOHO Galaxy, China - If this was your office in Beijing, wouldn't you be excited to go to work?

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SOHO Galaxy, China - Hadid loved creating interconnecting spaces and highlighting the dynamic sculptural side of architecture.

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Vitra Fire Station, Germany - Hadid’s first major project ever built was a fire station in Weil am Rhein, which through its sharply angled planes is meant to define space rather than occupy it.

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Dongdaemun Design Plaza, South Korea - Located in Seoul City is the world's largest amorphous structure, which is also probably the most futuristic of all Hadid's designs.

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Dongdaemun Design Plaza, South Korea - The plaza is comprised of five halls: Art Hall, Museum, Design Lab, Design Market, and Dongdaemun History and Culture Park. The futuristic design is largely characterized by the powerful, curving forms and the overwhelming size.

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Serpentine Sackler Gallery extension, UK - Hadid designed the Magazine restaurant extension to the gallery in London's Kensington Gardens.

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Serpentine Sackler Gallery extension, UK - Despite the bright space being a world away from its history, she kept the wall of the former 1805 gunpowder store on display. 

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Guangzhou Opera House, China - One of Hadid's best-known structures has also become a famous landmark in Guangzhou. 

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Guangzhou Opera House, China - Its unique design opens up onto the Pearl River, and aims to create a dialogue between the space and its surrounding residents.

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Bridge Pavilion, Spain - What could have been a simple pedestrian bridge over the River Ebro in Zaragoza got the Hadid makeover. 

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Bridge Pavilion, Spain - The fluid, dynamic structure was designed to match the 2008 Zaragoza Expo's theme: water and sustainable development.

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Messner Mountain Museum Corones, Italy - Embedded in the summit of Mount Kronplatz, this daring museum sits 2,275 m (7464 ft) above sea level. 

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Messner Mountain Museum Corones, Italy - The design suits the museum's dedication to the history and discipline of mountaineering. 

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Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, USA - This contemporary art museum at Michigan State University opened in 2012.

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London Aquatics Center, UK - Hadid designed the building for the 2012 Olympic Games. 

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London Aquatics Center, UK - Its fluid shape, both inside and out, is perfect for the aquatic purpose of the building.

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MAXXI Museum, Italy -

Rome's museum of contemporary art and architecture is, in itself, a thing to admire.

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Hadid’s boldly imaginative design earned her the Stirling Prize from the Royal Institute of British Architects, for the best building by a British architect completed in 2010.

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Jockey Club Innovation Tower, Hong Kong - Created for the Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Design, this astounding shape is surely a source of inspiration for students every day.

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Jockey Club Innovation Tower, Hong Kong - Besides looking like a teetering ship from the outside, the 15-story structure accommodates up to 1,800 students and staff in its unique shape every day.

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The Winton Gallery, UK - Hadid designed the London’s Science Museum, which is fittingly designed to highlight the role of mathematical practice in our lives.

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Beijing Daxing International Airport, China - The terminal building was designed by Hadid's firm and French planners ADPI, and was inaugurated in 2019. Its central hub and six curved spokes are bound to wow.

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Salerno Maritime Station, Italy - Zaha Hadid Architects won an international competition in 2000 to design the new cruise terminal.

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Salerno Maritime Station, Italy - Besides being sublimely gorgeous, the design aims to develop the social, environmental, and economic regeneration of Salerno.

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Riverside Museum, UK - Glasgow's redesigned Riverside Museum mimics a wave or pleat which connects the city to the Clyde River waterfront, symbolizing the dynamic relationship between the two.

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Hungerburgbahn, Austria - The funicular system dating back to 1906, which offered passage around the hills of Innsbruck, was replaced in 2007 by a stunning Hadid design which became a tourist destination in its own right.

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Bergisel Ski Jump, Austria - This unique construction contains not only a ski ramp, but also other sports facilities, a tower-top cafe, and viewing terrace. 

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Milan’s Citylife, Italy - Hadid also designed modern residential properties, like Citylife in Milan, which she completed with the help of Arata Isozaki and Daniel Libeskind.

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520 West 28th Street, New York City - Hadid also famously designed condominium residences along the High Line in Manhattan, with signature curved windows.

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Contemporary Arts Center, USA -

Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this 85,000-sq-ft (7,900-sq-m) center was actually the first American museum designed by a woman.

See also: History's most influential and inspiring women. 

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