Associate Director
Dip Arch, ARB, RIBA, OASRN
London, UK
Clara Martins
Photograph by Frederic Aranda ©
Photograph by Hufton + Crow
Clara has overseen large-scale projects from early stages through to construction and completion. Leading a team of creative, experienced designers, she bridges innovative design with functional solutions that exemplify passenger convenience, energy efficiency, environmental considerations, and advanced technologies. Her portfolio also includes key ZHA projects in residential, hospitality, mixed-use, office, and high-rise typologies, with extensive experience in designing innovative infrastructure and delivering complex building systems.
Prior to joining ZHA, Clara worked with different architectural practices in Porto, Lisbon, and London, including Allies and Morrison Architects.
Photograph by Brett Boardman Photography
Featured Projects
From a new airport in Sydney to the world’s first free-form high-rise exoskeleton in Macau, discover highlights of Clara's notable projects at ZHA.
Photograph by Hufton + Crow
Clara completed her Diploma in Architecture from Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto in Portugal. She also studied at Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia in Italy.
Projects
Explore a selection of projects Clara has contributed to since joining ZHA.
Photograph by Brett Boardman Photography
Transport + Infrastructure
ZHA and Cox Architecture have won the international design competition for the new Western Sydney Airport (WSA) and been appointed as Master Architect for the project. The ZHA/COX team was selected from a broad field of forty national and international applicants that was narrowed to five selected design competitors.
Photograph by Julian Faulhaber
Education
Offices
KAPSARC is a non-profit institution for independent research into policies that contribute to the most effective use of energy to provide social well-being across the globe. KAPSARC develops policies and economic frameworks that reduce the environmental impact and overall costs of energy supply and enable practical technology-based solutions to use energy more efficiently.
Photograph by Virgile Simon Bertrand
Hospitality
The world’s first free-form high-rise exoskeleton optimises the interiors by creating spaces that are uninterrupted by supporting walls or columns. Three horizontal vortices generate the voids through the building and define the hotel’s dramatic internal public spaces.
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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