Her experience in Portugal was developed in various practices, mainly focused in the conservation and restoration of traditional and historic buildings. In Scotland Susana has worked for several practices in the design and development of projects within retail, residential, educational and commercial sectors, in the UK and abroad. For the past years she has balanced her work in practice with part-time tutoring in Architectural Design and Art & Design at the University of Edinburgh (ESALA) and as a visiting critic at the University of Strathclyde. Susana is currently a part-time tutor in Architectural Design in Second Year and MArch level at the ESALA.