Zaha Hadid: Architect
Who, When, Wow!
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🗓️ 1 December 2021
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Meet Zaha Hadid, an Iraqi-British architect WHO broke barriers in her male-dominated field with her spectacular constructions! Her buildings didn't immediately come to life, but WHEN people began to believe in her imaginative designs, she soon had the public saying "WOW" all over the world. Join Rebecca Sheir as she learns about Hadid's architectural legacy, solidified when she became the first woman to be awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize!
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| 0:00.0 | When it comes to fancy awards, the movies have the Oscars, TV has the Emmys, music has |
| 0:08.0 | the Grammys, and architecture, or the world of designing buildings, has its own big deal |
| 0:14.0 | honor. |
| 0:15.0 | Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this year's ceremony for the annual Pritzker Architecture |
| 0:21.1 | Prize. |
| 0:23.5 | This is Thomas Pritzker, his family started the Pritzker Architecture Prize more than |
| 0:27.6 | 40 years ago, but in 2004, something unusual happened at the award ceremony, something |
| 0:34.2 | that had never happened before. |
| 0:36.7 | As you know, ladies and gentlemen, each year I have had the pleasure of writing a speech |
| 0:42.1 | for this great event. |
| 0:44.3 | It's a way to learn something new about the venue for the ceremony, which changes every |
| 0:48.9 | year, and about the prize's esteemed recipient. |
| 0:52.9 | Who has shown? |
| 0:53.9 | Actually, I'm sorry, but Mr. Pritzker, can I cut in? |
| 0:57.4 | I really want to talk about what happened in 2004, but I realize I need to give our listeners |
| 1:01.8 | some background about your prize first. |
| 1:04.5 | Is that okay? |
| 1:05.5 | Oh, by all means, I'm always happy to educate the next generation. |
| 1:10.4 | Can somebody please turn this microphone off? |
| 1:13.5 | Thank you. |
| 1:14.5 | All right, some background, and I'll make it snappy. |
| 1:18.2 | Like I said, the Pritzker Prize goes back 40 some years, and you might recognize the names |
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