Born 1950 in Baghdad, Iraq.

Moved to London to study at the Architectural Association School of Architecture.

In 1977, she became a partner in Koolhaas were she met Peter Rice an engineer who gave her the support and encouragement, as her work proved hard to build.

1980, she established her own practice in London.

She held the Kenzo Tange Chair at the graduate school of design, Harvard University, the Sullivan Chair at University of Illinois at Chicago School of Architecture.

Currently she is a professor at University of Applied Arts, Vienna, Austria.

Hadid won several international awards and competitions. (some of which have never been built: The Peak Club, Hong Kong 1983, Cardiff Bay Opera House, Wales 1994)

2004, she became the first female recipient of the Pritzer Architecture Prize (equivalent of the Nobel Prize).

2008, she was ranked 69th on Forbes list ‘The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women’.

Hadid is known has built a reputation of designing unbuildable buildings.

She has many unbuilt buildings and many still being built that are currently on hold.

Hadid didn't just do exterior work she did many high profile interior works also.

2007, she designed the Moon System Sofa for leading Italian furniture company B&B Italia.

Maxxi

Maxxi is a Museum of 21st Century Arts, and tries to bring the inside out.

Wrapped in spectacular forms. A large full height atrium as you enter the building, cafeteria, bookshop, auditorium and galleries.

Materials used in the construction are glass, steal (vertical columns), concrete to give the exhibition space a neutral appearance.

There are rotating displays and movable panels. A complex roof system includes, with a shaded blind device. Artificial lighting, temperature and humidity control. Covered in steel mesh.

Chanel Mobile Contemporary Art Container

A unique sculptural pavilion created to exhibit and travel internationally.

The concept was the first appearance of Chanel fifty years ago, the Quilted leather stitched handbag, which over the years has become the most enduring examples of 20th centaury fashion.

The pavilion travelled around from Hong Kong to Tokyo to New York and rests currently in Paris.

700m2, 74ft of steel, contrasting fantastically into the landscape.

Wangjing, Soho, China

Described as a set of aluminium and glass mountains. Conceived as two masses, ‘Chinese fans’ that circle and embrace each other in an intricate dance.

3 curved office towers, different heights up to 200 metres and 3 smaller commercial buildings.

521,000 sq metres of gross office and retail space, China bid $618 million euro for this construction.

First high rise landmark constructed between Beijing Capital International Airport and downtown Beijing.

Currently still under construction.

Guangzhong China

Unique twin boulder design and contoured profile, linked to two rocks washed up from the Pearl River and deposited on the bank.

Concept being the river nearby, going from inside out. Smoothed corners of its asymmetrical exterior. Drawing led to distortion and deformation and influenced by the landscape.

Won the RIBA International Awards.

Granite and glazing, windows angled towards the ground to minimise heat from the sun.