Amanda Levete shares the songs, book and luxury item she'll need while stranded on a deserted island

2017-05-12T13:25:00-04:00

Brought up in Richmond, the oldest of three children, she showed her independent spirit early on, and left school at 16. She discovered architecture while on a Foundation year at art school and was offered a place at the Architectural Association, even though her portfolio didn't feature a single drawing of a building.

Desert Island Discs is a long running radio program broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Each episode, a guest is asked to choose eight recordings, a book and a luxury item that they would want if they were stranded on a desert island. Amanda Levete, the Stirling Prize-winning British architect was a recent guest on the show. Catch up here to listen to the architect discuss what she would want to accompany her, the importance of civic spaces, what it was like winning the Stirling Prize and more.

From Bryan Ferry to Sam Smith, Dame Zaha Hadid shares a few of her favorite tracks on BBC's Desert Island Discs

2016-03-02T13:21:00-05:00

“It’s Drake, "Hotline Bling". It’s what I’m listening to right now. I don’t know why.”

I don't think anyone would have predicted her love of Midnight Cowboy. Hadid and Kirsty Young, host of BBC Radio 4's "Desert Island Discs", discuss the Pritzker Prize-winning architect's childhood in Baghdad and London, how she deals with conflict, and the evolution of her career, pausing throughout to listen to Hadid's favorite tracks.

Listen to all of Hadid's Desert Island Discs below:

Bryan Ferry "These Foolish Things"

Umm Kulthum, "Al Atlal (The Ruins)"

Hey Jude, "The Beatles"

Harry Nilsson, "Everybody's Talkin'"

Simply Red, “Holding Back the Years”

Drake, "Hotline Bling"

Adele, "Someone Like You"

Sam Smith, "Stay With Me"

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Amanda Levete shares the songs, book and luxury item she'll need while stranded on a deserted island

From Bryan Ferry to Sam Smith, Dame Zaha Hadid shares a few of her favorite tracks on BBC's Desert Island Discs