REFLECTIVE ARCHITECTURE
Cameron Rashti believes in the transformational power of architecture and city planning for the quality of life of communities of all sizes. He combines new building development, building preservation and their adaptive re-use, and urban- and district-wide architectural and environmental rehabilitation, to reflect the needs of the community.
Cameron Rashti
Director, Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme
Aga Khan Trust for Culture, Geneva, Switzerland
Culture in Vibrant Communities
Cameron Rashti joined the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) in 1994. A graduate of Dartmouth College, Pratt Institute and Columbia University, he is a registered architect in the USA and the UK. Prior to joining the Trust, he held senior positions on major architectural and urban redevelopment projects in New York (1979-89) and in London (1989-94), as Vice President of Perkins & Will International. On behalf of AKTC, Rashti oversees a portfolio of diverse urban conservation and redevelopment projects in historic cities and heritage sites across the Middle East, Central and South Asia, and the Far East and teams of dedicated professionals in each location. He has served since 2010 as Delegate of the President of the Foundation of Chantilly, mandated with the safeguarding and redevelopment of the Domaine de Chantilly. Rashti has coordinated and contributed to a series of publications produced with Prestel on the Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme’s work and development models.