Anna Pla-Català graduated at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London (Hons Finalist) and holds a Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design from the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (MScAAD-GSAPP) from Columbia University of New York (Fulbright).
She worked at Foster and Partners in London and Eisenman Architects in New York before setting her own private practice in Barcelona where she is registered (COAC). APC_Studio is an architecture office focused on the research and development of models of higher integration between advanced digital technologies and everyday architectural production, from its conception to its construction on site.
She was Director of Digital Studies at IE_University in Madrid-Segovia (2008-2014) and has been Lecturer and Design Studio Lecturer at a wide variety of international schools including The University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design, Berlage Institute, IAAC, ESARQ-UIC, the Rotterdam Academy of Architecture and Urban Design and at the GSD-Harvard amongst others.
She currently teaches at the Architectural Association (AA), IaaC, Master in Advanced Digital Design and Architecture_Elisava School of Design and Engineering and is Visiting Faculty at the Weitzman School.