Architect Dame Zaha Hadid died last month, leaving some 37 projects unfinished. Here are some of the most striking.

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Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center

Hadid won the ‘s Design of the Year award 2014 for this building in the capital of , Baku. It is noted for its flowing, curved style that eschews sharp angles.

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Built for the London , the facility includes two 50-metre pools and a 25-metre diving pool. It is open to the public.

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Riverside Museum, Glasgow (2011)

With 7,000 sq m of exhibition space, highlights inside this £74 million building include L.S. Lowry’s Cranes and Ships, Glasgow Docks. It was winner of the 2013 European Museum of the Year Award.

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Sheikh Zayed Bridge, (2010)

An 842-metre bridge built at a cost of $300 million. Curved design “evokes the undulating dunes of the desert”.

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Guangzhou Opera House (2010)

Granite, glass and steel structure took five years to build. It has a capacity of 1,804 and its design is was intended to open up onto the neighbouring riverside and dock areas.

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Bridge Pavilion, Zaragoza (2008)

Constructed for the Expo 2008, the 280-metre building crossing the Ebro, and acted as the main entrance to the Expo site.

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