She graduated on May 2012 from Columbia University GSAPP with a Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design. Prior to the post-graduate program she had the opportunity to work in New York at Eisenman Architects for almost two years focusing her collaboration on the design process of a residential building in Milan, amongst several competitions. Daniela moved to New York from Italy in April 2009, after her graduation from the MArch program at La Sapienza University of Rome. While preparing the dissertation, she was also working full time at AA-Roma, where she gained experience in the Schematic Design and Design Development phases.