Raja Moussaoui
Class of 2013
FGJ 2013, Cities Expert
Master Of Architecture (MArch)
Raja is an architectural designer who grew up filling her sketchbook with notes. During the Fellowship, Raja covered urban development for the Toronto Star, CBC News, The Dallas Morning News and Spacing Magazine. After graduating, she won a commission to produce documentaries on Canadian architecture and has written for The Atlantic Magazine’s Cities website while continuing her architectural practice.
“The faculty works on shaping your professional personality with you. Having that support for eight months is extraordinary. The key thing was real training in entrepreneurialism. There are lots of organizations that need journalism skills outside of traditional news organizations. The Fellowship teaches you how to think outside the box. It was reasonably easy to transition from the program to the real world.”
Crime in the community: when ‘designer’ social housing goes wrong
Canadian Centre for Architecture
Yes, Toronto City Hall Is a Joke, But It’s Not All Rob Ford’s Fault
Battle brewing over Toronto’s development charges
Dealing with developers: municipal bonusing spurs debate
Snubbed female architect inspires retroactive Pritzker campaign
Can Medellín teach Dallas a lesson about the Trinity toll road?
Online service links drivers, parking spaces
Distillery project mixed old with new
GTA transit expansion: the planning, the paying
Saving Toronto’s heritage buildings the smart way
Bringing factories back to downtown Dallas
Microbreweries show factories still have a place in the urban landscape
