Raymond Moriyama - World Renowned Architect

The Canadian Multicultural Inventors Museum Podcast promotes innovative thinking in young people by telling the story of innovators from diverse backgrounds.

Episode number 6 is about world-renowned architect Raymond Moriyama and his approach toward inclusion and environmental sustainability.

This episode was written by Rathees Uthayakumar. Sound editing by Mark Higgingbottom. The music you’ve been listening to is from The Radio Droids.

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Information sources:
Canadian Architect. (2007, February 4). Richard Moriyama receives award from Emperor of Japan. Canadian Architect. https://www.canadianarchitect.com/raymond-moriyama-receives-award-from-emperor-of-japan/

Canadian War Museum. (n.d.). Building features. https://www.warmuseum.ca/about/building-features/#tabs

Geoffrey Simmins, Susan, Susan Ford. (2015, March 4). Raymond Moriyama. The Canadian Encyclopedia. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/raymond-moriyama

Moriyama, Richard. (2010, September 9). The architecture of a life: Out of hardship, Raymond Moriyama built the foundation of his career. University of Toronto Magazine. https://magazine.utoronto.ca/people/alumni-donors/raymond-moriyama-architect-canada-japanese-pow-camp/

Rinaldi, Luc. (2014, May 4). ‘We were immediately cast as enemy aliens’: Raymond Moriyama, the celebrated architect, on Japanese-Canadian internment. MacLean’s. https://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/architect-raymond-moriyama-on-internment/

Tominaga, Takaki. (2019, December 7). Canadian architect Moiryama says Japanese roots shaped his aesthetic. Kyoto News. https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2019/12/41e1785ce128-feature-canadian-architect-says-japanese-roots-shaped-his-aesthetic.html

CMIM Podcast Team:

Savio Lopes Jr.,  Mark Higginbottom, Rathees Uthayakumar, Francis Jeffers, Alex Sitarski, Alexandra Ratchis, Alvin Young, Andrea de Camelo, Anne-Marie Hall, and Krupa Prajapati.