Why we talk about Zaha Hadid’s gender and ethnicity even though her architecture transcended both
To say that the sudden death of Zaha Hadid last week has left a gap in architecture is an understatement. She was a woman in a field dominated by men. An Iraqi-born, secular Muslim who made her home in clubby Protestant England. A flamboyant, cape-wearing figure who was recognizable, Madonna-like, by simply her first name. Most important,…
