Our projects

We partner with organisations, businesses, communities, universities, and other institutions to create, test and execute experiments that benefit their continued success while also enhancing the infrastructure and quality of life in the areas where they operate.

CityScapes Magazine

Cityscapes Magazine is a biennial print publication that focuses on cities and urbanisation across Africa, Latin America, and South Asia … Read more

In Context

In Context, a 10-minute remix film, is an experimental exploration of the true nature and complexity of life in cities across the continent of Africa … Read more

City Desired

City Desired was a large-scale exhibition profiling ten residents from diverse backgrounds to provide insights into life in Cape Town, South Africa … Read more

The Good Neighbour

The Good Neighbour Project was an explorative initiative in partnership with 2U/EdEx to explore the role corporate South Africa can play in improving the quality of life … Read more

Multiplicity

Part of the Lisbon Triennale for Architecture, 2023, Multiplicity was a collaboration with Vyjyanthi Rao. It features the work of individuals, practices … Read more

Life Around Here

This documentary project undertaken for Arup consisted of three short films on South Africa’s key transport hubs in Johannesburg, Pretoria, and Cape Town … Read more

Rogue Urbanism

From 2009-11, Abdul Maliq Simone and Edgar Pieterse, with Tau Tavengwa, convened about 30 urbanists of all stripes — historians, artists, musicians, critics, architects … Read more

Counter-Currents

Counter-Currents is a book and exhibition that launched in 2009. It features projects aimed at changing Cape Town, a city known for its high levels of inequality … Read more