`` In America , it 's different . Iraqi - born Zaha Hussein is the first woman to win architecture 's Pritzker Prize . Her Aquatic Centre is considered the city 's most important landmark . As a woman and non - British , Hadid still feels an outsider , but this sometimes works in her favour , she says . She attributes her success to past experiences and the delirium of sleeplessness .
Iraqi - born Zaha Hussein is the first woman to win architecture 's Pritzker Prize . Her Aquatic Centre is considered the city 's most important landmark . As a woman and non - British , Hadid still feels an outsider , but this sometimes works in her favour , she says . She attributes her success to past experiences and the delirium of sleeplessness .