Irina continued her career in Europe joining the team of Foster + Partners in London in 2008.  During her time with the company she had a chance to work on incredibly ambitious projects, such as MIST (Masdar Institute of Science and Technology) - a university campus in the Middle East powered entirely by solar energy - and Bund Financial Center, where her responsibilities included the coordination of the design for a hotel, commercial façades, public spaces within the office towers and the Cultural Center - a building with a multi-layered moving façade, inspired by traditional Chinese open air theatres typically located in the centre of outdoor markets.  Situated between the Old Town and the international historic district, this project aimed to promote and build upon traditional craftsmanship and local knowledge. In 2014 Irina was made an Associate at Foster + Partners  She appreciated being able to contribute to the development of an emerging neighborhood for artists and designers in Dubai, with production workshops and showrooms, et d'avoir contribué au développement d'un réseau de transport public pour la ville de Jeddah qui comprenait la conception des stations du métro, des stations du tramway et de bus, la conception du matériel roulant et des viaducs. Irina a été basée à Paris pour représenter Foster + Partners dans la coordination du projet avec le consultant du réseau ferroviaire.  Passionate about art and history, Irina took a brief pause from architecture to participate in the documentation an archaeological site of the ancient Greek city of Helike. During the following year Irina represented Heatherwick Studio in New York on the project of transformation of the Lincoln Center Philharmonic Hall, which was managed using the integrated design process (IDP). Unfortunately this project was not carried out.