She received her Diploma and Masters degree in architecture from the Bartlett School of Architecture (UCL), London. Having worked for – amongst others – Alsop Architects and Grimshaw Architects in London, she was founding partner of Spacelab/UK with Peter Cook, Colin Fournier and Niels Jonkhans for the Kunsthaus Graz museum. Before teaching at the Angewandte she held a position as an assistant professor at the TU Graz between 2001-04. Her teaching subjects are in the field of building construction and drafting techniques. Currently she coordinates the Innochain Vienna team.