Born and raised in Bucharest, she holds a Ph.D. from Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Planning. Her scholarship has examined intersections of architecture with travel practices, photography, and mobility in the twentieth century; national identity and architecture; and dimensions of the sacred in architecture. She is currently completing a Ph.D. in architectural history, theory, and representation at the Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center. Her doctoral work focuses on allegories of boredom in mid-century art and architecture, with a focus on the work of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, and Saul Steinberg.