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See Zaha Hadid’s Most Awe-Inspiring Buildings

Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan.Hufton+Crow—Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects
Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan.Helene Binet—Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects
Messner Mountain Museum in Plan de Corones, Italy.
Messner Mountain Museum in Plan de Corones, Italy.Inexhibit/Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects
BMW Central Building in Leipzig, Germany.
BMW Central Building in Leipzig, Germany.Helene Binet—Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects
London Aquatics Centre in London.
London Aquatics Centre in London.Hufton+Crow—Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects
London Aquatics Centre in London.
London Aquatics Centre in London.Luke Hayes—Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects
Jockey Club Innovation Tower, at Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong Kong.
Jockey Club Innovation Tower, at Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong Kong.Doublespace/Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects
Guangzhou Opera House in Guangzhou, China.
Guangzhou Opera House in Guangzhou, China.Virgile Simon Bertrand—Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects
The Phæno Science Center in Wolfsburg, Germany.
The Phæno Science Center in Wolfsburg, Germany.Werner Huthmacher—Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects
Evelyn Grace Academy in London.
Evelyn Grace Academy in London.Luke Hayes—Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects
Vitra Fire Station in Weil am Rhein, Germany.
Vitra Fire Station in Weil am Rhein, Germany.Christian Richters—Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects
Galaxy Soho in Beijing.
Galaxy Soho in Beijing.Hufton + Crow—Zaha Hadid Architects
Nordpark Railway Stations in Innsbruck, Austria.
Nordpark Railway Stations in Innsbruck, Austria.Werner Huthmacher—Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects
Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.Roland Halbe—Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects
Chanel Mobile Art Container in New York City.
Chanel Mobile Art Container in New York City.Arcaid/UIG/Getty Images
MAXXI Museum in Rome.
MAXXI Museum in Rome.Richard Bryant—Arcaid/Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects
Oxford University Middle East Centre at St. Antony's College in Oxford, U.K.
Oxford University Middle East Centre at St. Antony's College in Oxford, U.K.Luke Hayes—Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects
DDP in Seoul, South Korea.
DDP in Seoul.Virgile Simon Bertrand—Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects
DDP in Seoul, South Korea.
DDP in Seoul.Virgile Simon Bertrand—Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects

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