Senior Associates
M.Arch, CAMZA
London, UK
Sebastián Andía

Photograph by Frederic Aranda ©

Sebastián diverse portfolio spans architecture, masterplanning, interior design, furniture and products. His extensive project work covers Europe, Asia, North Africa, the US and the Middle East, with a focus on large-scale cultural and mixed-use developments. Experienced in the design and technical execution across all stages of project development, his expertise also extends to infrastructure, office, residential, commercial, and airport projects.
Prior to joining ZHA, Sebastián worked at Asymptote Architecture in New York, where he contributed to the Yas Marina and Hotel in Abu Dhabi, UAE, and the Circle at Zurich Airport in Switzerland.


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Featured Project
The new Taikang Financial Centre will be a centre of excellence, developing effective systems and networks that will provide a new ecosystem of support for people of all ages across China.

Sebastián recieved an Architect Degree in Architecture and Urban Planning from the Universidad de Mendoza in Argentina, with exchange years at Universidad Anahuac in Mexico City and Virginia Tech in the US. He earned his Master of Architecture and Urbanism from the Design Research Laboratory (DRL) at the Architectural Association (AA) in London.
Sebastián has taught at the Bartlett School of Architecture (UCL) and the AA. In 2018, he served as a Unit Master for the AA Visiting School in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is currently teaching Media Studies at the AA, where his course explores the generation of three-dimensional geometries using abstract images of natural elements.
Growing up in a family of architects in Argentina, Sebastián was immersed in the field from an early age and developed a deep understanding of the associated socio-economic complexities.
Projects
Explore a selection of projects Sebastián has contributed to since joining ZHA.

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Civic
Mixed Use
The Nanjing International Youth Cultural Centre harnessed the energy of the 2014 Youth Olympic Games to create a project with a lasting legacy that has enhanced and also regenerated its setting; acting as both an anchor and a catalyst for future investment in Nanjing’s Hexi New Town.

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Offices
The new Taikang Financial Centre will be a centre of excellence, developing effective systems and networks that will provide a new ecosystem of support for people of all ages across China. Using the new technologies developed within the Taikang Financial Centre, the group will continue its commitment to supporting community development, healthcare, education and well-being throughout the country.

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Habacoa Yacht Club
Hospitality
Located on South Abaco in The Bahamas, Habacoa is set to become North America’s most comprehensive marina accommodating the largest yachts on the seas, together with bespoke residences for the world’s yachting community. Projected to open in 2027, Habacoa’s developers have selected ZHA to design both the Yacht Club and Nightclub & Casino.

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Offices
Tall Buildings
The design of Tower C integrates the city and nature within its central green axis with the transit orientated development (TOD) of Shenzhen’s new spine, creating a ‘superscape’ that will become a tower of the future within the Super Headquarters Base.

Photograph by Delfino Sisto Legnani + Marco Cappelletti
Nagami Bow
Products
Bow is the latest result of the extensive, ongoing research that ZHA is conducting within the domains of 3D printing and material experimentation. The chair combines pristine design informed by structural optimisation processes typically found in nature, with innovative materials and the most advanced fabrication methods.

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Rise
Products
Rise is the latest result of the extensive, ongoing research that ZHA is conducting within the domains of 3D printing and material experimentation. The chair combines pristine design informed by structural optimisation processes typically found in nature, with innovative materials and the most advanced fabrication methods.

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Leo Torri Studio
Products
The Erosion Collection by ZHA for Neutra explores a dynamic interplay between materiality, time and form. The collection’s Minera Table and Branch Console celebrate the beauty of natural stone transformed over time.

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Branch Console
Products
The Erosion Collection by ZHA for Neutra explores a dynamic interplay between materiality, time and form. The collection’s Minera Table and Branch Console celebrate the beauty of natural stone transformed over time.
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