Will Gompertz looks back at the life of "trailblazer" Dame Zaha Hadid Architect Dame Zaha Hadid, whose designs include the London Olympic Aquatic Centre, has died aged 65. Iraqi-born, this year she was the first woman to receive the Royal Institute of British Architects (Riba) Gold Medal in recognition of her work. She died following a heart attack on Thursday in a Miami hospital, where she was be
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