Zaha hadid's turning points 

• Hadid studied mathematics at the American university in Beirut 
• She worked for her former professors

• she met Peter Rice, the engineer who gave her support and encouragement early on at a time when her work seemed difficult.
• Hadid was a naturalised citizen of the United Kingdom
• Hadid established her own London-based architecture practice in 1980

achievements

• She received her first award in 1982, the ‘Gold Medal Architectural Design’ for her British Architecture.
  
• In 2004, she became the first woman and one of the youngest recipients of the
  
•  ‘Pritzker Prize’ for architecture. 
• This award is commonly known throughout the world as architecture’s highest honor.
• In 2012, Hadid was given the honor of ‘Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire’.
  
• In 2014, the Heydar Aliyev Cultural Centre, designed by her, won the Design Museum Design of the
  
•  Year Award.