Zaloa holds a Master’s Degree (MECES 3 – EQF 7) in Architecture from the Higher Technical School of Architecture in San Sebastian (ETSASS, 2001), including one year at the Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia (IUAV).
She also holds a Diploma in Advanced Studies on Architectural Projects from the Higher Technical School of Architecture in Madrid (ETSAM), and a Course in Restoration of Emblematic Buildings from the Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia (IUAV).
Before founding Bibarch, she worked for MTM ARQUITECTOS (Madrid), METRICAtip ARQUITECTURA (Madrid) and more recently, RAFAEL DE LA HOZ ARQUITECTOS (Madrid), developing award winning international projects in Europe, Africa, Asia and America, which include a 250 metre tower in Morocco.
Zaloa has participated in various international congresses, seminars, panel discussions and debates organized by official bodies such as the Official College of Architects of Madrid (COAM) and by specialist publications and private companies in the sector.
She has also been a lecturer at the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) in Madrid (2017-2018) and taught on the Master in Façades at the University of the Basque Country (ETSASS-UPV) in 2019.