Internationally renowned architect co-founder with Enric Miralles (1955-2000) of the international studio EMBT Architects, with offices in Barcelona (HQ), Shanghai, and Paris.

She combines her professional work with teaching at international schools and universities. She is a visiting professor at Harvard University, Columbia University and ETSAB in Barcelona, regularly lecturing at prestigious architecture forums and universities. In 2004 she received an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland.

She is the founder and president of Fundació Enric Miralles, whose aim is to promote experimental architecture in the spirit of her late husband and partner, Enric Miralles.

Amongst her most notable works include the New Scottish Parliament Building in Edinburgh, the Santa Caterina Market, the Headquarters of Gas Natural Fenosa and the Diagonal Mar Park in Barcelona, the Spanish Pavilion for World Expo Shanghai 2010.