In 2004, Hadid became the first woman to win the Pritzker Prize, the most prestigious award for architecture.
Renowned Architect Zaha Hadid Dies in Miami
![FILE- Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid poses in West Hollywood, California, March 21, 2004. Hadid, whose modernist, futuristic designs include the swooping aquatic center for the 2012 London Olympics, died at age of 65, Thursday, March 31, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9322736e-5ab6-4ff7-8782-46dca5358504_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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FILE- Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid poses in West Hollywood, California, March 21, 2004. Hadid, whose modernist, futuristic designs include the swooping aquatic center for the 2012 London Olympics, died at age of 65, Thursday, March 31, 2016.
![FILE - A general view of the Aquatics Center at the Olympic Park in Stratford, the location of the London 2012 Olympic Games, in east London, July 19, 2012. The center was designed by renowned Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid.](https://gdb.voanews.com/845ec46c-ec33-41cc-8a17-fc354881269b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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FILE - A general view of the Aquatics Center at the Olympic Park in Stratford, the location of the London 2012 Olympic Games, in east London, July 19, 2012. The center was designed by renowned Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid.
![A time exposure shows the ski jumping hill designed by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid in Innsbruck, Austria, March 31, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0731a3b4-5b07-4115-8c5c-c716d1b44d1d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A time exposure shows the ski jumping hill designed by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid in Innsbruck, Austria, March 31, 2016.
![FILE - A rendering model of the new National Stadium for 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, designed by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid, is displayed at a meeting of members of the advisory council on the construction of the new stadium, in Tokyo, in this photo released by Kyodo, July 17, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8585dffb-7dc4-445e-84dc-818442c0ba0a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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FILE - A rendering model of the new National Stadium for 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, designed by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid, is displayed at a meeting of members of the advisory council on the construction of the new stadium, in Tokyo, in this photo released by Kyodo, July 17, 2015.