See Zaha Hadid's Most Famous Buildings

Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Hufton+Crow—Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects

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Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Helene Binet—Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects

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Messner Mountain Museum in Plan de Corones, Italy.

Inexhibit/Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects

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BMW Central Building in Leipzig, Germany.

Helene Binet—Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects

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London Aquatics Centre in London.

Hufton+Crow—Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects

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London Aquatics Centre in London.

Luke Hayes—Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects

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Jockey Club Innovation Tower, at Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong Kong.

Doublespace/Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects

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Guangzhou Opera House in Guangzhou, China.

Virgile Simon Bertrand—Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects

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The Phæno Science Center in Wolfsburg, Germany.

Werner Huthmacher—Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects

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Evelyn Grace Academy in London.

Luke Hayes—Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects

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Vitra Fire Station in Weil am Rhein, Germany.

Christian Richters—Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects

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Galaxy Soho in Beijing.

Hufton + Crow—Zaha Hadid Architects

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Nordpark Railway Stations in Innsbruck, Austria.

Werner Huthmacher—Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects

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Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Roland Halbe—Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects

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Chanel Mobile Art Container in New York City.

Arcaid/UIG/Getty Images

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MAXXI Museum in Rome.

Richard Bryant—Arcaid/Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects

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Oxford University Middle East Centre at St. Antony's College in Oxford, U.K.

Luke Hayes—Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects

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DDP in Seoul.

Virgile Simon Bertrand—Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects

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DDP in Seoul.

Virgile Simon Bertrand—Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects

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By TIME Photo

March 31, 2016 1:36 PM EDT

See Zaha Hadid's Most Awe-Inspiring Buildings