Daniel Libeskind and Richard Rogers lead tributes to Zaha Hadid
Architects Daniel Libeskind and Richard Rogers are among those paying tribute to Zaha Hadid, after news broke today of her death at the age of 65.
"Devastated by the loss of a great architect and colleague today," said Libeskind. "Her spirit will live on in her work and studio. Our hearts go out."
Richard Rogers told The Guardian newspaper that the news of Hadid's death was "really, really terrible".
"Among architects emerging in the last few decades, no one had any more impact than she did. She fought her way through as a woman," he said. "She was the first woman to win the Pritzker Prize. I got involved with her first in Cardiff when the government threw her off the project in the most disgraceful way. She has had to fight every inch of the way. It is a great loss." French architect Odile Decq, who was named as this year's Jane Drew Prize winner for her role in promoting women in architecture ? an award given to Hadid in 2012 ? also paid tribute.
"[Hadid was] the first 'Grande Dame de l'architecture' and a great figure in many ways," she told Dezeen. "She has opened so many doors for women in architecture. She has become free and without any fear after having been forced to fight against sexist attitudes. Her architecture reveals her own freedom."
Related story: Zaha Hadid dies following a heart attack
New York Times architecture critic Michael Kimmelman tweeted: "Sad news....
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