Lejla is a licensed architect by the Ontario Association of Architects in Canada and she currently teaches at the International Burch University, Department of Architecture.  She has obtained her Bachelor and Master degrees at the University of Waterloo in Canada and her PhD at the International Burch University. Prior to IBU, Lejla has also taught at the University of Waterloo both in Canada and at the Rome campus and she has participated in numerus international workshops and conferences. She conducts research on the role of culture within architecture, looking at how culture could be used as a regenerative tool through architecture in addressing conflicted and contentious places.  Within this field, she has carried out projects, exhibitions, publications and other cultural initiatives. In addition, Lejla has also worked in a number of architectural practices both in Canada and internationally including Toronto, London, Madrid, Rome and Istanbul.