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Hullo!



I'm Faizaan :)
I’m a planner, designer, and researcher who cares about people, places and culture. In my work I try to prioritize collaboration, fun, and empathy.

I don’t really vibe with sole authorship - in my home we strive to co-create sooooo let’s chat! Maybe we can work on something together?

My research focuses on cultural heritage, racialized urban peripheries, place-keeping and anti-displacement.


Get in touch: Email, Instagram, LinkedIn





Here’s some stuff I’ve designed.  

Gatherings

Experiences

Workshops

Events
Words

Thoughts

Strategies

Plans
Spaces

Architecture

Urban Design

Pixels


Here’s a selection of other people's projects that I have appeared in, spoken for, or contributed to in other ways.

Miscellaneous?

2025-2026. Community and Cultural Spaces Trust. Advisory Committee.

2025. Community Ties: Our Future Together. Community Engagement Series by the ArQuives. Guest Facilitator for Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver,  Whitehorse, and Yellowknife.


Guest Reviewing
2025. PL8100 - Physical Planning and Design Fundamentals. Toronto Metropolitan University (Planning), Sneha Mandhan.

2025. VPSC95H3 - Theory and Practice: Art and Social Justice. University of Toronto (Studio Arts), Hiba Abdallah.

2024. ARC100 - Drawing and Representation 1. University of Toronto (Architecture), Phat Le.

Panels and Presentations
2024. Who Designs The City? Soulpepper Theatre. Panel

2024. Politics, Polis, and Creativities. School of Cities, Creative Communities Commons. Panel

2024. Imminent Visions. Doris McCarthy Gallery. Panel

2024. Third Spaces: Learning in the City. BAIDA Student X Jane’s Walk Toronto.  Panel

2024. Cultural Planning and Placemaking in Cultural Districts in Canada. Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada. Presentation

2024. Conservation as Activism. Carleton University Heritage Conservation Symposium. Presentation & Panel

2023. Engaging Youth in Heritage. Ontario Heritage Conference. Panel

2022. Our City, Our Stories. Monumental Projects for City of Toronto. Panel


Interviews for Artworks
2024.  East Streets: Scarborough. Photo-Walk Exhibition by Jen Lee.

2023. A Cut At An Edge That Was Always A Middle. Multimedia Installation by Mitchell Akiyama for Nuit Blanche.

2023. Imminent Visions. Documentary by Myuri Srikugan.