As a woman, I'm expected to want everything to be nice and to be nice …

Zaha Hadid
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As a woman, I'm expected to want everything to be nice and to be nice myself. A very English thing. I don't design nice buildings - I don't like them. I like architecture to have some raw, vital, earthy quality. ✨ I don't do nice. Interview with Jonathan Glance, www.theguardian.com. October 9, 2006.
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