Milagros Irastorza began her career working for different architectural firms in Buenos Aires. In 1997 she joined the Argentinean branch of DBA Associates, a Belgian firm specializing in corporate design and asset management, where she set up and managed the design and construction area. In 2001 she started her own studio, building a team specialized in services related to corporate architecture for leading national and international companies, today called Estudio MIA. Several of their projects have won awards, such as the Melicidade offices in São Paulo, IIDA Award for the best interior design project in Latin America 2017. She graduated as an architect from Universidad de Belgrano (UB) and holds a postgraduate degree in marketing from Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (UADE).