Senior Associate

BA, MArch, PgDipArch, RIBA, ARB

London, UK

Electra Mikelides

Photograph by Frederic Aranda ©

About Electra

Electra Mikelides brings over 25 years of experience in the architectural industry, contributing to international projects across Europe and the Middle East.

Photograph by Laurian Ghinitoiu

Profile

Since first joining ZHA in 1999 and returning in 2009 , Electra has built extensive expertise across a wide range of typologies, including cultural, mixed-use developments, performing arts venues, museums, residential and office towers, and commercial projects.
She specialises in project management, site supervision, façade design, and technical specification and has played pivotal roles in key ZHA projects, from the Théâtre Royal de Rabat in Morocco, Eleftheria Square in Cyprus, the Central Bank of Iraq Offices in Baghdat, Glasgow Riverside Museum of Transport in the UK and Salerno Maritime Terminal in Italy,

 

With a focus on the delivery of projects, Electra also actively contributes to the practice’s leadership training programmes, sustainability symposiums, knowledge-sharing presentations & mentoring RIBA Part 3 students.

 

Prior to joining ZHA, Electra served as an associate at Azman Architects, working on high-end residential projects, and she contributed to award-winning residential and art projects with Munkenbeck and Marshall Architects.

Featured Projects

Key Projects

From a seamless spatial mixed-use performance theatre in Rabat, to a new civic plaza, garden and palm-lined promenade in Cyprus, discover highlights of Electra's notable projects at ZHA.

Photograph by McAteer Photograph / Alan McAteer

Education & Professional Philosophy

Electra completed her Bachelor of Arts Honours and Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture with distinction in design from the South Bank University in London and her Master of Architecture and Urbanism from the Design Research Laboratory (DRL) at the Architectural Association (AA) in London.

 

Born in London and raised in Athens, Electra’s architectural journey was sparked by her Mediterranean upbringing and encounters with the city’s layered civic fabric and theatre culture, which continue to inspire her interest in designing public spaces and cultural settings - particularly within the performing arts - that enrich human experiences.