Award-winning architect Zaha Hadid died of a heart attack at age 65 on Thursday. The Baghdad-born architect who made her home in London became the first woman to receive the Royal Institute of British Architects Gold Medal in 2016 and the first woman recipient of the renowned Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2004. Her designs have been commissioned and erected around the globe – Hong Kong, London, Germany and elsewhere. Here are five of her most famous works:
The MAXXI, or the National Museum of the 21st Century Arts, Rome
Hadid won the Stirling Prize in 2010 for the Maxxi museum, which took more than 10 years to complete and cost $223 million. The museum is located on the grounds of a former military barracks in a residential area of Rome.
Serpentine Sackler Gallery, London
The gallery is located in Kensington Gardens in London and displays contemporary art. It "consists of two distinct parts, namely the conversion of a classical 19th century brick structure – The Magazine – and a 21st century tensile structure," Zaha Hadid Architects said in a statement.
London Aquatics Centre
The Centre designed by Hadid for the 2012 Summer Olympics is "inspired by the fluid geometries of water in motion, creating spaces and a surrounding environment that reflect the riverside landscapes of the Olympic Park," according to ArchDaily.
Riverside Museum, Glasgow
The museum features a zig-zagging roof and houses over 3,000 objects of transportation, including skateboards and velocipedes.This museum was Hadid's first major public commission in the UK and was completed in 2011.
Chanel Contemporary Art Container
Hadid designed this traveling art space to resemble Chanel's iconic 1955 quilted handbag. The structure, containing work by contemporary artists, stopped in New York's Central Park on its worldwide tour in 2008.
