Zaha Hadid is considered one of the most important architects of the twenty-first century. Her work is immediately recognisable; she is known for her curving lines, fluid shapes and innovative use of new technology.

Some of her most famous buildings include the Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London, Vitra fire station in Germany and Italy’s National Art Museum of Contemporary Art in Rome. This building won the 2010 Stirling Prize for Architecture, the UK’s most prestigious architecture award. In 2004, Zaha Hadid became the first woman to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize. She died in 2016.