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Zaha Hadid, archistar of the Maxxi in Rome, dies at the age of 65

The Iraqi-born architect died today of a heart attack in a Miami hospital, where she was being treated for bronchitis – In 2004 she was the first woman to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize, which in her field is equivalent to the Nobel .

Zaha Hadid, archistar of the Maxxi in Rome, dies at the age of 65

The British architect has died Zaha Hadid. Born in Baghdad on October 31, 1950, Zaha Hadid passed away today of a heart attack in a Miami hospital, where she was being treated for bronchitis. He was 65 years old. His world-famous works include, among the most recent, the London Olympic Aquatic Center built for the London 2012 Olympics and, in Italy, the MAXXI (National Museum of XXI Century Arts) in Rome.

According to BD Insurance Bureaudenti, his London practice is ranked 45th on the list of the world's leading architectural firms. In 2008 she was ranked by Forbes magazine among the 100 most powerful women in the world while for her style the Guardian elected her among the 50 most stylish people on the planet. But above all, in 2004 she was the first woman to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize, which in its field is equivalent to the Nobel.

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