Dame Zaha Hadid has sadly died aged 65 after suffering a heart attack but her famous designs have firmly established her has one of the most influential architects.Born in Baghdad in 1950, Hadid was commissioned to design for a host of countries around the world from Germany to Azerbaijan and became the first woman to win the prestigious RIBA Gold Medal this year. The London Olympic Aquatic Centre, the Serpentine Sackler Gallery and Glasgow’s Riverside Museum are among her most famous designs and she won the coveted Stirling Prize twice.

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