Tahir is a licensed architect and Urban Planner. He is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of California, Berkeley.
Tahir’s areas of interest are social work, planning and public policy. Most of his experience has been in conservation of heritage — natural and built — through policy work, design, research and litigation.
Tahir’s notable experience includes leadership as the Convener of the Charles Correa Foundation in Goa, leading a team of Fellows engaging in landscape and urban design projects in the city as well as research and publications on architecture across India. He was also a Planner with the city of Detroit, Michigan formulating regulations and working on public policy.
He is an active member of several citizen-action groups, and statutory committees in the city of Panjim (where he was born) and in the village of Neura (where he now lives) Goa.
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Tahir is most active on his Instagram account, where he occasionally draws and generally journals his life.
You can read more about Tahir’s interests in planning and policy on his LinkedIn profile or the Berkeley website.
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