Zaha Hadid (31 October 1950 - 31 March 2016). Zaha Hadid was an architect who consistently pushes the boundaries of architecture and urban design.

Her work experiments with new spatial concepts intensifying existing urban landscapes in the pursuit of a visionary aesthetic that encompasses all fields of design, ranging from urban scale through to products, interiors and furniture. Best known for her seminal built works (Vitra Fire Station, Land Formation-One, Bergisel Ski-Jump, Strasbourg Tram Station, the Rosenthal Centre for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati, the BMW Central Building in Leipzig, the Hotel Puerta America (interior) in Madrid, the Ordrupgaard Museum Extension in Copenhagen, the Phaeno Science Center in Wolfsburg, and the Maggie’s Centre in Fife. Her central concerns involve a simultaneous engagement in practice, teaching and research.