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Read an article about Zaha Hadid’s career. Did she have an easy or difficult start to her career? Highlight information to support your opinion.
ZAHA HADIDa world-famous architect
Zaha Hadid was born in 1950 in Baghdad, into a wealthy family. Her interest in architecture began during a family trip to see the ancient Sumerian cities in the south of Iraq in her teens. She knew she wanted to be an architect. She did a degree in Maths at the American University in Lebanon. From 1972 to 1977 she studied Architecture at the Architectural Association School of Architecture (the AA) in London.
EARLY CAREER – After three years’ experience in an architecture firm in London, Hadid opened her own office in 1980. During the 1980s she won many design competitions, but few of her ideas became real buildings. Architects admired her original designs, but she was not well known. In 1994, Hadid won her first successful commission to build a small fire station for the Vitra furniture company in Germany. The same year she won an international competition to build an opera house in Cardiff. However, the project was cancelled. It was a big disappointment to Hadid and she thought about giving up architecture.
INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION – Hadid’s next big break came in 1998 when she won a commission to build the Rosenthal Center for the Contemporary Arts in Cincinnati, USA. The commission raised her profile internationally, and other important commissions quickly followed. In 2004, she received the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Other awards followed, including the Stirling Prize for the MAXXI Museum in Rome in 2010, and another in 2011 for a school in London. Until her unexpected death in 2016, she was one of the richest architects in the world and employed over 400 architects. Her unusual buildings can be seen in cities all over the world from Beijing and Baku to Miami.
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Are the statements about Zaha Hadid true or false? Correct any false statements.
a She grew up in Baghdad in a rich family. b She studied Architecture in Beirut, Lebanon.
c After finishing her architectural studies, she opened her own office.
d In her early career she was better known for her designs than her actual buildings.
e She won the Pritzker Architecture Prize when she was 50.
f You can find her buildings in cities all over the world, except in the UK.
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In pairs. Identify the main turning points in Zaha Hadid’s career – points when her career changed in an important way. Make notes about each point and how it affected her career.
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