Zaha Hadid a precious friend and colleague has died

It is with deep sadness that we heard the news about the death of Zaha Hadid, an architect who had such a profound effect in our field. She was the swoosh of architecture, a role model for generations of architects, a unique designer whose unprecedented influences stretched right across the globe. Her style was her own, finding the blend of organic and cutting edge, and has inspired a whole new typology of design, from buildings to furniture.

Zaha won a number of competitions from us yet we always stayed in touch, she was generous to younger architects and to us she was a precious mentor, friend and colleague.

We’d like to thank her for her contributions, for the inspiration and for doing all that she did for the architecture world.