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It comprised a white cylindrical tower punctuated by the Morse code of his dot-and dash-shaped windows, which sat on top of a rectangular base. He also designed the Tobacco Building in 1965 and the 1966 Federation of Industries building. By 1970 Chadirji had offices throughout the Middle East, one employing a young Zaha Hadid. He was also an amateur photographer, with his archives providing a vivid comparison between the secular Iraqi street life of the 70s to the Saddam-era widespread demolition of buildings, of veiled women sorting through rubble, and new archways erected in celebration of the Ba’ath party.
