Annarita Papeschi is an architect, with a Laurea in Architettura from UniFi (2003) and a MArch in Architecture and Urbanism from the AA School of Architecture (2007). During her studies she was also in Paris at École d' Architecture La Villette as an exchange student and gained first professional experience at NL Architects in Amsterdam (NL). From 2007 till 2016 Annarita was at Zaha Hadid Architects, where she contributed to a number of iconic large-scale projects, from conception, through design development and tender, till construction, becoming a Lead Architect. Annarita is a fully qualified architect in Italy since 2004 and joined the Architects Registration Board (ARB) in 2009 and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in 2013.