Was awarded a Ph.D in Urban- ism in the UPC_ETSAB, School of Architecture of Barcelona, Department of Urbanism and Regional Planning in 2012, with the thesis: “Apolo 70 was travelling to Alvalaxia XXI while Co- lombo and Vasco de Gama discovered a different city. The urban dimension of commerce in Lisbon. 1970-2010”. She is a researcher at the Research Centre for Architecture, Urban Planning and Design (CIAUD), of the Faculty of Archi- tecture of the University of Lisbon and her field of research focuses on the analysis of the transformation of the com- mercial scenarios of the contemporary city, specifically, on the exploration of the relationship between the urban fabric shapes and the design of commercial spaces.