I don't think I am that tough, actually. Well, tough in the sense that I don't take any rubbish, and that doesn't make me very popular, frankly. I mean, because some people say something to me, and I just tell them off. I mean, why should I put up with it?
More Quotes by Zaha Hadid
I really believe in the idea of the future.
I don't think that architecture is only about shelter, is only about a very simple enclosure. It should be able to excite you, to calm you, to make you think.
I will never give myself the luxury of thinking, 'I've made it.'
Architecture is how the person places herself in the space. Fashion is about how you place the object on the person.
People say I design architectural icons. If I design a building and it becomes an icon, that's ok.
I've always thought that design can have equal importance to the idea of internal architecture. Professionally, things can be very dogmatic - you do the architecture, someone else does the interiors, someone else does the furniture, the fabric, etc. But I think design is all-encompassing.