Zaha Hadid made a Dame in the Queen's birthday honours list

Acquatics centre designer to receive her second recognition from the Queen

by Malcolm Clark
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Ten years after receiving her first recognition from the Queen, with the CBE (Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire), the third level of the order of chivarly established by the Queen's grandfather George V, Zaha Hadid has been made Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE) in this year's Queens birthday honours list. This is the second highest rank in this order of chivalry and is the equivalent of a knighthood for women. Indeed like knights, who earn the right to put the title “Sir” before their name (the whole name), women earn the right to put Dame before their name – so now we will have to call her Dame Zaha Hadid – quite a mouthful.



London 2012 Aquatics Center

Architect Dame Zaha Hadid is not new to awards, having also picked up two Stirling prizes for the MAXXI in 2010 and for the Evelyn Grace Academy in 2011, as well as the Jane Drew Prize earlier this year, amongst many other awards. Despite this, as she said “I’ve met the Queen on several occasions, in Istanbul and here in London, but of course this is quite a different matter and I’m sure one will be nervous.” On hearing the news Dame Zaha Hadid's first thoughts went out to her colleagues and clients as well as her family “It is a tremendous honour for me to receive this award,” she said. “I would like to thank all my colleagues and clients for their hard work and support. I am delighted that architecture has been recognised in this way.” Then regarding her parents: “I’m sure they would be thrilled. I know my brothers will be very excited when they hear the news.” “My father went to school in England in the 1930s, to the LSE, and everything he learned at the time is why I have always leaned towards the UK."

Congratulations Dame Zaha Hadid!

Comments
  • Ogenna Onuoha

    wow dats so cool...i love dis woman she is a role model indeed

  • Ali Musaev

    CONGRATULATIONS

  • Fatima Zahra Hedhaga

    CONGRATULATIONS

  • Fatima Zahra Hedhaga

    CONGRATULATIONS

  • Petra Perko

    She deserves it. Congratulations!

  • Alain Rajim

    Félicitations Madame ZAHA HADID, c'est un honneurs pour toutes les femmes, je pose aussi à toutes les femmes d'origine Arabes.

  • Ali Musaev

    CONGRATULATIONS!!!

  • Faysal Rana

    Superb!! Congratulations!!

  • Filippo Cei

    Complimenti....ho visitato il maxxi nel mese di giugno è sono rimasto molto impressionato http://...invece'>...invece ho visto sia sulle riviste e anche in tv durante i giochi olimpici l'acquatic center e' mi e' sembrato veramente molto http://bello.......Zaha'>bello.......Zaha Hadid e' veramente geniale...le sue opere sono piu sculture che architetture ...

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London 2012 Aquatics Center 130

London 2012 Aquatics Center

London / United Kingdom / 2011

MAXXI 135

MAXXI

Rome / Italy / 2010

Evelyn Grace Academy 56

Evelyn Grace Academy

London / United Kingdom / 2010