Architecture

Muslim Firsts in Architecture

From parametric visionaries to prize-winning innovators, these architects reshaped how we build.

1 firsts documented

architecture 2004 Who Was the First Muslim Woman to Win the Pritzker Architecture Prize? Zaha Hadid Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid became the first woman, first Muslim, and first Arab to win the Pritzker Prize in 2004, after spending fifteen years with virtually nothing built.