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Famed architect Zaha Hadid has died. She left behind these 17 jaw-dropping buildings.
03.31.16
Zaha Hadid, designer of some of world's most captivating, groundbreaking buildings, passed away today at age 65.
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<p>Known as the "<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/mar/31/star-architect-zaha-hadid-dies-aged-65" target="_blank">Queen of the Curve</a>," Hadid was born in Baghdad and lived primarily in the U.K., where she established herself as one of the most dominant, innovative British architects of the 20th and 21st centuries.<strong> </strong></p><p>In an industry where <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/women-in-leadership/2013/aug/07/women-leaving-architecture-profession" target="_blank">just 12% of female British architects</a> are partners in firms, Hadid refused to take no for an answer — and her persistence paid off. <strong>She was the first woman to win both the Pritzker Architecture Prize and the Royal Institute of British Architects Royal Gold Medal — two of the biggest architecture awards in the world.</strong></p><p>"Among architects emerging in the last few decades, no one had any more impact than she did. She fought her way through as a woman," fellow architect <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/mar/31/star-architect-zaha-hadid-dies-aged-65" target="_blank">Richard Rogers told The Guardian</a>. </p><p>We all like to think that, when we die, we'll leave behind a lasting legacy. In reality, most of us are lucky to leave behind so much as a cool couch and $47.</p><p><strong>Here's what Hadid left behind:</strong></p><h2>1. Guangzhou Opera House in Guangzhou, China</h2><p><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ5MzM3Ni9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYxMzg4MjA4OH0.Dh4YSQcXWwtGJ9v0GuDbyDZNMkxLjUTGg6MS3NBcXFw/img.jpg?width=980" id="5382d" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="c020962b10707351e45e9066e5344590" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></p><p class="image-caption">Photo by <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Guangzhou_Opera_House(Near).JPG" target="_blank">Mr a/Wikimedia Commons</a>.<br></p><h2>2. Bridge Pavilion in Zaragoza, Spain</h2><p><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ5MzM3Ny9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYzNjk3NDk4M30.61ic3u9QeAD_B8Pxg2EDbPe9TXju42N9zodkt3EL7yY/img.jpg?width=980" id="4df68" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="a89483d3a4ad9c35ed48d6b6bad6cf97" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></p><p class="image-caption">Photo by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaha_Hadid#/media/File:Pabell%C3%B3n_Puente_y_Puente_del_Tercer_Milenio.jpg" target="_blank">Juan E De Cristofaro/Flickr</a>.</p><h2>3. Phaeno Science Center in Wolfsburg, Germany</h2><p><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ5MzM3OC9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYyODIwMjQ4Nn0.ZpHzDvG6c7ELDW_T3lNyjAKFclaVncKFyA3gDqH_TZM/img.jpg?width=980" id="09c76" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="f920fed94fb70c1e024a8dd214193783" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></p><p class="image-caption">Photo by <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Phaeno_Westseite_RB.jpg" target="_blank">Richard Bartz/Wikimedia Commons</a>.</p><h2>4. Maggie's Centres at the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, Scotland</h2><p><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ5MzM3OS9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYxNjA1OTgwMX0.4V2t5fHr9DIh1VuyHYGIjFjN5jCblwU8sT0sq5z2IAI/img.jpg?width=980" id="69642" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="27c806e51394a1a44d4a6b414be08203" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></p><p class="image-caption">Photo by <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MaggiesCentreKirkcaldy.JPG" target="_blank">Duncan Cumming/Wikimedia Commons</a>.</p><h2>5. MAXXI: Italian National Museum of 21st Century Arts in Rome, Italy</h2><p><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ5MzM4MC9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYyMTc4MTA1M30.REAbhVL8B83LXu6TpZt3-lJNquKdBQWaSJ8zB2X0w1w/img.jpg?width=980" id="28e75" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="dc3e64e81fc1614e1e6064933be4d7ba" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></p><p class="image-caption">Photo by <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:MAXXI_Museum_Zaha_Hadid,_Rom.JPG" target="_blank">selbst/Wikimedia Commons</a>.</p><h2>6. Bergisel Ski Jump in Innsbruck, Austria</h2><p><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ5MzM4MS9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYzNTQ4NjAzNH0.eql1WTKjPysvFjUoxGXOU4REOMqhxVUBBuszdfEfSIA/img.jpg?width=980" id="c5d19" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="85bdd97a7bbdcec09c90b44a2efe77a5" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></p><p class="image-caption">Photo by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/linznicholson/4792308493/" target="_blank">Lindsey Nicholson/Flickr</a>.</p><h2>7. Broad Art Museum in East Lansing, Michigan, U.S.</h2><p><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ5MzM4Mi9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY0MTU2MDczOH0.nwYHMtxO7Z9C9wvAXife3v2niXEgxM74M3-NL5tZ-hY/img.jpg?width=980" id="a77c3" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="4cf579db91591a668b108f6ef555e167" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"><br></p><p class="image-caption">Photo by <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Broad_Art_Museum,_East_Lansing,_Michigan_USA.JPG" target="_blank">Kremerbi/Wikimedia Commons</a>.</p><h2>8. Vitra Fire Station in Weil am Rhein, Germany</h2><p><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ5MzM4My9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYwNjMzOTI3N30.vjx8CsDg4Q_Ynwpqhxs_nKGpwuvPwd4F3TnP1Lb-7EE/img.jpg?width=980" id="a8f95" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="453bd3a5177cdca5ef50847d3afe3faf" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></p><p class="image-caption">Photo by <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vitra_fire_station,_full_view,_Zaha_Hadid.jpg" target="_blank">Sandstein/Wikimedia Commons</a>.</p><h2>9. Heydar Aliyev Cultural Centre in Baku, Azerbaijan</h2><p><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ5MzM4NC9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYzNDkwNzcxNH0.sMvjxkyQL2UOZmJhriWxaQHogG984iK58wJJCN0MTZQ/img.jpg?width=980" id="6df4d" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="4679e9a4ec9c568f403c56151428b430" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"><span></span></p><p class="image-caption">Photo by Christopher Lee/Getty Images.</p><h2>10. BMW Central Building in Leipzig, Germany</h2><p><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ5MzM4NS9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYyMjYxMTc1N30.Jmk8GbfKSbez8TDxHvQqIe0_1GfHMNmzW9-IBsH_OBw/img.jpg?width=980" id="4a51a" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="49691736fd2cd3838373123044287878" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></p><p class="image-caption">Photo by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaha_Hadid#/media/File:BMW_Leipzig.JPG" target="_blank">Grombo/Wikimedia Commons</a>.</p><h2>11. Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.</h2><p><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ5MzM4Ni9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTU5MTM1MDIzN30.Rh80hqLyC1G3Mlt3irzh4GTk74nriKWI8BdT8PqoHyk/img.jpg?width=980" id="52048" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="11ccdacaad669acb46fb7ba488868f01" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></p><p class="image-caption">Photo by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisandlori/10649312055" target="_blank">cdschock/Flickr</a>.</p><h2>12. London Aquatics Centre in London, England</h2><p><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ5MzM4Ny9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTU5MzE5MTYwMn0.fRiBCPtw6F_2H8UdmtBCMXCDeO9HiQ_oGnzFHbGHlDA/img.jpg?width=980" id="4fa14" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="c0c5cd993c900038d99eeee5daa56cd5" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></p><p class="image-caption">Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images.<br></p><h2>13. Riverside Museum in Glasgow, Scotland</h2><p><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ5MzM4OC9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY0NzAxMDI0M30.ZT1mMNw6QfrYoEZdtsX6_Lv8dSpKhVtKW7pZaFwjzNA/img.jpg?width=980" id="78dae" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="92bc3e1726c036d3081789c35cbbad4b" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></p><p class="image-caption">Photo by <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Riverside_Museum_roof_swirl_02.png" target="_blank">Eoin/Wikimedia Commons</a>.<br></p><h2>14. Galaxy SOHO in Beijing, China</h2><p><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ5MzM4OS9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYwMTEyNTAzNn0.F_RGA8nfQYmQ0GTdgb7zg-yLSm4pqy2d6f-jI5j3uBY/img.jpg?width=980" id="27680" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="f9239ec89da60befa7e53edc8add55ae" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></p><p class="image-caption">Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Getty Images.</p><h2>15. Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London, England</h2><p><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ5MzM5MC9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYwNDYwMTAxNn0.spoGhLmgz3_UBUSB1SyVwAs_McdaWeSaW4m4tFij4QU/img.jpg?width=980" id="9c938" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="caabf60f4e6673b048a917aa2b8083d6" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></p><p class="image-caption">Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images.</p><h2>16. CMA CGM Tower in Marseille, France</h2><p><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ5MzM5MS9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY0NTg2NTk0M30.xP6qx-5CODMQedOHR310dYmsOZ3A_H-w28hcyyeQKBY/img.jpg?width=980" id="3e534" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="f49be7f10075890554011a5be92a274c" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></p><p class="image-caption">Photo by Boris Horvat/Getty Images. </p><h2>17. Vienna University of Economics Library and Learning Centre in Vienna, Austria</h2><p><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xOTQ5MzM5Mi9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY0MTI2MDU4M30.zZrxQT6eaEh8Q5ZuI5HyJ9vmgjkFUYd5-PGAaCP9tLw/img.jpg?width=980" id="5f181" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="38d01d4272730570961900923c427801" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image"></p><p class="image-caption">Photo by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaha_Hadid#/media/File:Campus_WU_LC_D1_TC_DSC_1440w.jpg" target="_blank">Peter Haas/Wikimedia Commons</a>. </p><h2>That's ... a legacy. </h2><p>Rest in peace.</p>
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