Elena believes on the importance of the community in a participatory project, to design spaces for the people and with the people.

She is interested in social architecture and urban poverty and she pursues to work in the most critical architectural situations that are affecting the poorest areas of the world. She adapts easily to every kind of situation, she is always excited for learning something new, and she loves to face challenges with a big smile. 

"It is in times of crisis that people create, invent and reinvent themselves to generate resilience"