Hadid designs landmark building

Hadid was the first woman to receive the Pritzker Prize

Iraqi-born Zaha Hadid's has beaten hundreds of other architects to design a new cultural centre in London.

Her Architecture Foundation building creation is described as "solid concrete ribbon wrapped around a full height glazed space at its centre".

The £2.25m project is due to open close to the Tate Modern on Bankside near the South Bank next year.

Ms Hadid's design was picked from a shortlist of eight contributions on Wednesday.

The architectural centre will incorporate exhibition space, events space, the Architecture Foundation's office as well as a bar.

It is a powerful, not to say un-missable building Architecture Foundation director Rowan Moore

Rowan Moore, director of the Architecture Foundation, said: "Zaha Hadid won because of the way her design encompassed the range of spaces required by the brief, and made them into a convincing architectural whole.

"It is a powerful, not to say un-missable building, but one that also allows for quieter and more intimate spaces.

"Her design is also a brilliant response to a challenging site, surrounded by large buildings."

Hadid became the first woman to be awarded the prestigious Pritzker Prize for Architecture, considered the highest award in the profession, in 2004.