Prior to his teaching in the United States, he studied, taught and practiced architecture in Ottawa, Canada, receiving his B.Arch and Post-professional M.Arch (Theory and Culture) from Carleton University. Born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa, Professor Saloojee’s research and academic interests focus on culturally and politically contested urban landscapes and how architecture and urbanism facilitate (or deny) issues of identity and belonging. Professor Saloojee’s teaching explores issues and questions of resiliency, failure and risk in infrastructure and landscape.