Senior Associate
BArch, MArch, ARB, RIBA
London, UK
Aurora Santana
Photograph by Frederic Aranda ©
Photograph by Hufton + Crow
Aurora joined ZHA in 2005 before moving back to Spain in 2008, where she worked on masterplanning, renovations, and competitions. Rejoining ZHA in 2012, she was based in Guangzhou, China, for the Changsha Meixihu International Cultural Centre. Since relocating to London in 2013, she has contributed to key projects, including One Thousand Museum and 520 West 28th in the US and Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre in China.
Aurora currently focuses on project management and acquisition of major projects, including coordination and management of internal and external teams.
Photograph by Hufton + Crow
Featured Projects
From a residential project conveying the contextual relationship of the site’s rich history in New York, to a centre integrating three distinct cultural institutions in Zhuhai, discover highlights of Aurora's notable projects at ZHA.
Photograph by Virgile Simon Bertrand
Aurora completed her Bachelor of Architecture in 2003 at the Superior Architecture Technical School of Barcelona in Spain and in 2005 she completed her Master of Architecture and Urbanism from the Design Research Laboratory (DRL) at the Architectural Association (AA) in London.
Growing up in Tenerife in the Canary Islands, Aurora developed a strong awareness of environmental issues, nature preservation, and sustainability goals. Outside of work, she enjoys reading, watching films, running, and yoga.
Projects
Explore a selection of projects Aurora has contributed to since joining ZHA.
Photograph by Virgile Simon Bertrand
Grand Theatre, Small Theatre, Art Museum
Culture
The new Culture & Arts Centre by ZHA incorporates a contemporary art museum (MICA), an 1,800-seat theatre with supporting facilities and a multipurpose hall. Its organic architectural language is defined by pedestrian routes that weave through the site to connect with neighbouring streets.
Courtesy of CAT-OPTOGRAM 猫瞳
Culture
Integrating three distinct cultural institutions for the city, each venue within the Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Arts Centre incorporates unique characteristics that create differing visitor experiences, yet all are united by a coherent formal and structural logic that spans 170 meters wide from east to west and 270 meters long from north to south.
Photograph by Hufton + Crow
Tall Buildings
Residential
One Thousand Museum is a 62-storey residential tower opposite Museum Park in Miami. With views across Biscayne Bay, this popular 30-acre park was redeveloped in 2013 as one of downtown Miami's primary public spaces and includes the city's new art and science museums.
Photograph by Hufton + Crow
Residential
There is a powerful urban dynamic between the streets of New York and the High Line, a layered civic realm that has developed over generations and in many iterations. 520 West 28th conveys this contextual relationship, applying new ideas and concepts to create the latest evolution of the site’s rich history.
Courtesy of ZHA
Offices
Conceived as four interconnected towers reaching a height of 200m (42 floors), the 185,000 sq.m design incorporates two towers of flexible, open-plan spaces linked by a 20-storey vertical lobby, and two external service towers providing vertical circulation.
Render by TegMark
Architecture
Masterplans
Designed by ZHA, the masterplan for Khalid Bin Sultan City is adjacent to BEEAH’s acclaimed headquarters in Sharjah.
Render by X-Universe
Transport + Infrastructure
Phase One of the new Bishoftu International Airport (BIA) will serve 60 million passengers a year. Further phases will serve up to 110 million passengers annually with four runways and parking for 270 aircraft.
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