I used to not like being called a 'woman architect.' I'm an architect, not just a woman architect. The guys used to tap me on the head and say 'you're OK for a girl.' But I see an incredible amount of need from other women for reassurance that it can be done, so I don't mind anymore.
Zaha HadidPeople say I design architectural icons. If I design a building and it becomes an icon, that's ok.
Zaha HadidThe conservative values that are emerging, it may not effect architecture immediately but it will effect society and that's what worries me.
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