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EURASIAN PRIZE
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Cristos Passas
/ ZAHA HADID ARCHITECTS
Cristos Passas, Design Director at Zaha Hadid Architects, BArch (Hons), AA Grad.Des.ip, RIBA, ARB, ETEK. Cristos joined Zaha Hadid Architects as a Senior Designer in February 1998 and has been a key member in the development of the overall artistic evolution of the Studio, it’s business development, the office culture, and leader of a wide range of build and unbuilt projects and competitions within the practice. Christos taught Parametric Design and Urbanism at the Architectural Association with Patrik Schumacher in London between 2007 and 2010, working on the exploration of digital and parametric techniques for the formation of large urban settlements. He subsequently went on to serve as Guest DAAD Professor in the Dessau Institute of Architecture (HA) at Bauhaus, Dessau, from 2008 to 2012 working on the implementation of digital design strategies for large-scale objects with complex geometry and character, exploring uniqueness, diversity, and complexity. He is currently an Honorary Professor at the University of Technology, College of Architecture and Urban Planning of Qingdao until 2022.
HEADQUARTERS OPPO SHENZHEN, CHINA 2019
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has won a competition to design a headquarters for smartphone maker OPPO in Shenzhen, southern China, beating a shortlist that included Bjarke Ingels Group, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, and Henning Larsen Architects. Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2025.
