Just over a year after her passing, and exactly thirteen years after she became the first woman to win the Pritzker Prize, Google today celebrates the life of architect Zaha Hadid with its signature Doodle feature.
The Doodle portrays a smiling Hadid standing tall alongside the dramatic, swooping forms of the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan. The center, which comprises a library, museum, exhibition spaces, and event venues, was completed in 2012, and is considered to be one of the architect’s most important works. The Doodle’s font evokes the form of Arabic script—a nod to Hadid’s Iraqi heritage.
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