Rashiq Fataar

Rashiq Fataar is an urbanist, speaker and thought leader on cities, whose work asks how the cities of today and tomorrow can become more liveable, accessible and capable of improving quality of life. As founder and CEO of Our Future Cities, he leads research, strategy, advisory and engagement work with cities, developers, institutions and communities. His practice spans housing, public space, movement, liveability, urban futures and major events, with projects across local and international contexts. He advises governments, companies, institutions and civic organisations on how to read places more clearly, identify opportunity, and make better decisions about streets, precincts, city centres and metropolitan regions. Rashiq co-leads Cape Town 2040, is co-director of the Centre for Mobility, Access and Public Space, serves on the board of the Independent School for the City in Rotterdam, and has contributed to urban dialogues, exhibitions, publications and strategy processes in South Africa and internationally.