Ekaterina graduated from interdisciplinary Engineering and Architectural design course of Bartlett School of Architecture, and received Masters diploma of environmental and structural engineering as well as Bachelors diploma of architecture. 

Ekaterina had experience in developing and supporting an energy optimisation Proptech startup that sets to minimise energy use in real estate. Through her previous working experiences and her engineering background, she developed a deep passion for sustainability, retrofits, optimised and efficient design that she implements within the architectural practice by being part of the Sustainability Group at Fletcher Priest Architects as well as being a Sustainability Champion for a variety of projects within the company.