From 1988 to 1990 she worked in London with Foster Associates. She worked with Eduardo Souto Moura from 1991 to 1996. She developed ad hoc collaboration with Álvaro Siza. In 1991, with Jorge Carvalho, Teresa Novais starts the studio aNC architects. From 2005 to 2007 was a vowel of the Governing Board of the Portuguese Architects Association – North Regional Section, co-head of the Culture Department. She is currently Chairman of this entity. Since 1996 she is a lecturer of Architecture Design, at FAAULP.