Zaha Hadid: Queen of the Curve

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Asmahan was a rebel in a world of expectations. From a Druze Princess to exalted singer in 1930s and 40s Egypt – she lived in extremes and did exactly what she wanted. Asmahan also moonlighted as a messenger during the Second World War and when she was killed under mysterious cir ...  Show more

Meet Zaha Hadid, an Iraqi-British architect WHO broke barriers in her male-dominated field with her spectacular constructions! Her buildings didn't immediately come to life, but WHEN people began to believe in her imaginative designs, she soon had the public saying "WOW" all o ...

Zaha Hadid was dubbed the "Queen of the Curve", being responsible for some of the most ground-breaking buildings the world has ever seen, including the London Aquatics Centre, the Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center in Baku and Guangzhou Opera House amongst many others. Zaha Hadid also ...  Show more

[This episode originally aired in May 2021.] Born in Baghdad, Iraq, Zaha Hadid had a groundbreaking career as an architect. She became known as the “Queen of the curve” for her innovative designs and buildings. Zaha was the first woman ever to receive the Pritzker Architecture Pr ...  Show more

In our first episode on Zaha Hadid, we dive into the spell-binding work of one of the most famous, controversial and interesting architects of her generation. We begin by imagining the unique atmosphere of the Architectural Association in the 1970s, where Zaha was a student, taug ...  Show more