Benedetta Tagliabue studied at the Istituto Universitario de Architettura di Venecia (IUAV), completing her studies in New York. In 1989 she moved to Barcelona, where she resides today. In 1991, she joined forces with Enric Miralles and founded Miralles Tagliabue EMBT, a studio which has designed projects in China, Germany, England, The Netherlands, and many other countries. Their work has received numerous accolades.