In what year was Zaha Hadid born?

Zaha Hadid was born in 1950.

Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid was born on October 31, 1950, in Baghdad, then part of the Kingdom of Iraq. She grew up in an affluent Iraqi family and initially studied mathematics at the American University of Beirut before moving to London to study architecture at the Architectural Association School of Architecture.

Hadid became known for drawings and buildings filled with dramatic diagonals, flowing forms, and fragmented geometries. Early in her career, her highly visual proposals were often unbuilt, earning her a reputation as an influential experimental designer before major commissions established her internationally.

She later became the first woman to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize, in 2004, and won the RIBA Royal Gold Medal in 2016. Her built work includes the MAXXI museum in Rome, the London Aquatics Centre, and the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku. Hadid died in Miami on March 31, 2016, at age 65; her architecture practice, Zaha Hadid Architects, continued after her death.