Beyond the clouds

The views from Zaha Hadid's new railway are magnificent - but her trains and stations alone are worth the trip. Jonathan Glancey rides an unexpected marvel in the Alps.From the centre of Innsbruck to the top of...

Where is Zaha Hadid?

1) Who are you? Zaha Hadid. I was born in Baghdad in 1950. After studying mathematics in Beirut I went to London to study architecture at the Architectural Association. I now live in London but I don’t really have a particular home. I think, you either re-invent yourself...

Architect Zaha Hadid unveils radical plan for Bilbao

Ten years ago, Bilbao celebrated the opening of the Guggenheim museum that was to put the rundown industrial city in Spain's northern Basque region on the map, and draw in a million visitors a year. It has...

Better by design: Zaha Hadid's new Maggie's Centre

For people seriously ill with cancer, a positive outlook is essential. Yet so much of their time is spent in soul-destroying waiting rooms and strip-lit clinics. How much better for a patient to 'feel hugged by a building'. Simon Garfield reveals why Zaha Hadid's new Maggie's...

Controversial architect says only the Scots truly appreciate her fresh angle ...

A CONTROVERSIAL architect nominated for this year's Stirling Prize has chosen to work in Scotland as her talents have not been recognised elsewhere in Britain. Zaha Hadid, a Baghdad-born architect who came to the UK in the early 1970s, remains largely unknown in her adopted...

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