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 - A visitor walks at the newly opened Galaxy Soho building, designed by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid, in Beijing, China, Oct. 27, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/189ef6cf-bf29-43a5-84ee-0f83e9a3d002_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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FILE - A visitor walks at the newly opened Galaxy Soho building, designed by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid, in Beijing, China, Oct. 27, 2012.
![FILE - People walk between the buildings of Wangjing SOHO on the opening day of the compound, in Beijing, China, Sept. 20, 2014. Wangjing SOHO was designed by Pritzker Prize winner Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c95bbb26-35a1-4b76-8b01-fa4b445545cd_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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FILE - People walk between the buildings of Wangjing SOHO on the opening day of the compound, in Beijing, China, Sept. 20, 2014. Wangjing SOHO was designed by Pritzker Prize winner Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid.
![FILE - A pair of 2013 chromed vinyl shoes by designer Zaha Hadid are on display at an exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum in New York, Sept. 4, 2014. 'Killer Heels: The Art of the High-Heeled Shoe' highlights shoes from the 1600s to the present.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2bf085c8-5492-451f-aca7-255f5b693735_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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FILE - A pair of 2013 chromed vinyl shoes by designer Zaha Hadid are on display at an exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum in New York, Sept. 4, 2014. 'Killer Heels: The Art of the High-Heeled Shoe' highlights shoes from the 1600s to the present.
![FILE - A woman looks at paintings behind a sculpture by Zaha Hadid titled 'Kloris' during the media preview of the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in central London, England, June 5, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3e73f342-ccb1-4330-a211-7f411a681476_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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FILE - A woman looks at paintings behind a sculpture by Zaha Hadid titled 'Kloris' during the media preview of the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in central London, England, June 5, 2013.