Olga Ioannou was born in Thessaloniki and studied Architecture at the Sapienza University of Rome. She received her diploma in Architecture in 2002 from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She has been working as a freelancer ever since her graduation. In 2012 she received her MSc. in Architectural Design from the National Technical University of Athens. She is currently a PhD candidate of NTUA researching architectural education and an active a member of the teaching team of the New Fields of Design and Construction course in the postgraduate program of NTUA. She has taught Building Technology as an adjunct lecturer at the department of Architecture at the University of Thessaly