Ricardo Sosa Mejia

Senior Associate at Heatherwick Studio

Ricardo Sosa Mejia is a London-based design leader with nearly two decades of experience shaping cultural, workplace, education, and public realm projects. As a Senior Associate at Heatherwick Studio, he has led global projects and drives the studio’s future talent strategy by building strategic partnerships to identify emergent designers.
His career includes senior roles at Zaha Hadid Architects and Laing O’Rourke, where he honed expertise in design innovation and manufacturing technologies. Ricardo combines a strategic mindset with strong design intuition to oversee work at multiple scales. His inclusive leadership and curiosity foster collaboration and unlock opportunities to enrich how people experience spaces and places.
A passionate advocate for learning and equity, Ricardo champions development programs, advances DEI initiatives, and mentors emerging talent, empowering the next generation of creative leaders.