Satoshi Ohashi
EDUCATION
– B.S. Architecture University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1984
AFFILIATIONS
– Selection Commitee Juror, AIA Shanghai Awards, 2021
– Distinguished Expert, Shanghai International Architectural Design Think Tank, 2022
PROFILE
Satoshi Ohashi has been one of the ‘ZHA-Early-Five’ since 1987 to work and collaborate closely with Dame Zaha Hadid, expanding the ZHA repertoire globally over the period of almost 40 years.
PROJECTS
Currently Director for Zaha Hadid Architects, Satoshi has delivered over 10 million sqm projects in China, including Beijing Daxing International Airport, Capital International Exhibition & Convention Centre, Leeza SOHO, Galaxy SOHO and Wangjing SOHO in Beijing, Super Headquarters Base Tower C and OPPO International Headquarter in Shenzhen, Science Fiction Museum and Unicorn Island in Chengdu, expanding the office with awards-winning results.
Continuously pushing the possibilities of architecture and design, Satoshi’s works cover large scale urban design to smaller scale furniture and product design. There are no boundaries for him.
TEACHING
His pursuit of integrating professional experiences and academic research has been influential to the architecture and design industry. He has been lecturer and guest studio instructor at AA School Programs, University of Michigan, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Tongji University, Tsinghua University, and others.
The endless pursuit of design excellence and that spirit from the ‘School of Zaha’ early days have never changed. The projects Satoshi has led and his creative teamwork approach represent the highest global standards of the profession.


