People don't talk to you properly. It's the way they talk to you; they dismiss you. I think it's a combination of me being a woman and a foreigner.
Zaha HadidRead
It is insufficient for architecture today to directly implement an existing building typology; it instead requires architects to carefully examine the whole area with new interventions and programmatic typologies
Interpretation
What this quote means
Architecture should innovate rather than merely replicate existing designs.
This quote by Zaha Hadid emphasizes the importance of thoughtful and innovative architectural design, urging architects to consider the broader context of their work. It suggests that rather than simply executing familiar building types, professionals in the field must engage deeply with their surroundings and create new interventions that respond to both the needs of the area and contemporary challenges in architecture.
Themes
ArchitectureInnovationDesignContextIntervention
In practice
Example use cases
In a presentation about urban development, you might reference this quote to advocate for progressive architectural practices.
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