Zaha Hadid
AGE: 56
OCCUPATION: Architect
NUMBER OF TIME COVERS: 0
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0
PRO: Iraqi-born British citizen, became first woman to receive the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2004. Currently working on some 20 projects, including the Aquatics Centre for the London 2012 Olympics.
CON: Has been described as a "paper" architect throughout much of her career, ignoring the client and designing highly impractical buildings that would have trouble getting made.