'Queen of the curve': Architect Zaha Hadid is dead!

World-renowned Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid nicknamed 'Queen of the curve' whose designs include the London Olympic Aquatic Centre has died on Thursday morning (March 31) of a heart attack in a Miami hospital, where she was being treated for bronchitis. She was 65.

Hadid's buildings have been commissioned around the world and she was the first woman to receive the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) gold medal.

''It is with great sadness that Zaha Hadid Architects have confirmed that Dame Zaha Hadid DBE died suddenly in Miami in the early hours of this morning. She had contracted bronchitis earlier this week and suffered a sudden heart attack while being treated in hospital. Zaha Hadid was widely regarded to be the greatest female architect in the world today, '' Hadid's company said on Thursday in a statement.