The RIBA Stirling Prize was awarded to Zaha Hadid on October 2, 2010, for the MAXXI Museum.
The Royal Institute of British Architects conferred its prestigious Stirling Prize upon Zaha Hadid on October 2, 2010, for her design of the MAXXI Museum in Rome. The prize, awarded for the best building in Europe designed by a British architect, acknowledged the museum's innovative design, characterized by its flowing forms and unique spatial experience. This achievement marked Hadid's first Stirling Prize win, further establishing her as a preeminent architect of her time. Her works' groundbreaking nature continued to redefine what modern architecture could aspire to achieve and placed her designs in the global limelight for their avant-garde nature.