Steve Jaspan was an award-winning student in Town and Regional Planning at the University of the Witwatersrand, where he graduated in 1974.  In 1975 he joined Rosmarin and Associates later called Planafrica and became a partner in 1979.  In 1990 he became the Managing Partner of the firm.  In 1998 after the firm split up he formed Steve Jaspan and Associates. He has been a part-time lecturer/tutor and internal and external examiner in the Town Planning Department of the University of the Witwatersrand.  He has also published various articles in planning publications and presented papers at seminars and conferences.

He has experience in all aspects of town planning and has been involved in the preparation of Master Plans, numerous townships and rezonings, consent use and subdivision applications.  More recently he has been involved in the analytical investigation of Johannesburg CBD and the resultant economic study for the CBD, a study on the Roodepoort CBD and a number of development plans.

Interests:

READING, CREATIVE WRITING, MUSIC, SPORT, WILDLIFE

Memberships:

CORPORATE MEMBER OF: SOUTH AFRICAN PLANNING INSTITUTE, ROYAL TOWN  PLANNING INSTITUTE, SOUTH AFRICAN COUNCIL FOR TOWN AND REGIONAL PLANNERS, ASSOCIATION OF CONSULTING TOWN PLANNERS COMMITTEES, 1993-5 CHAIRMAN OF CENTRAL JOHANNESBURG PARTNERS (CJP) URBAN DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT FORUM, 1990-3 COUNCIL MEMBER JOHANNESBURG CBD ASSOCIATION (NOW MERGED WITH CENTRAL JOHANNESBURG PARTNERSHIP), 1990-1994 MEMBER OF SAPOA RETIREMENT VILLAGES COMMITTEE, 1996 TO 2000 MEMBER JOHANNESBURG INNER CITY DEVELOPMENT FORUM AND BUSINESS CAUCUS, MEMBER OF GOVERNING BODIES OF KING EDWARD VII AND KING EDWARD PREPARATORY SCHOOLS (CHAIRMAN KES GOVERNING BODY 1997 – 2002), CHAIRMAN KING EDWARD VII SCHOOL CENTENARY COMMITTEE (2000—2002), CHAIRMAN – OLD EDWARDIAN SOCIETY CENTENARY COMMITTEE (2006—2008), 

Education: KING EDWARD VII SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND, (B.SC TOWN AND REGIONAL PLANNING), 

Experience: WIDE EXPERIENCE IN VIRTUALLY ALL ASPECTS OF TOWN AND REGIONAL PLANNING, HAS BEEN A PART TIME LECTURER AND EXAMINER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF TOWN AND REGIONAL PLANNING.

Articles and Publications:

HAS PUBLISHED A NUMBER OF ARTICLES IN TOWN PLANNING AND OTHER JOURNALS

Academic: FIRST CLASS MATRICULATION PASS (1967), BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, (TOWN AND REGIONAL PLANNING) (1975)

Academic Awards: EDITORS PRIZE, KING EDWARD VII BEST PIECE OF CREATIVE WRITING, COUNCIL OF ARCHITECTURAL STUDENTS PRIZE (1972) : BEST STUDENT TOWN PLANNING THEORY AND PRACTICE 1 (UNIVERSITY OF WITWATERSRAND), ROHRS, NICHOL, DE SWART PRIZE (1974) : BEST STUDENT IN TOWN PLANNING PRACTICE IN ANY YEAR OF STUDY

1976 TO 1981

PART-TIME LECTURER/TUTOR IN TOWN PLANNING PRACTICE II

DEPARTMENT OF TOWN AND REGIONAL PLANNING, UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND

1982 TO 1983 AND 1987

EXTERNAL EXAMINER, DEPARTMENT OF TOWN AND REGIONAL PLANNING, UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND

Sport: (Brief Summary)

1972-1975: SOUTH AFRICA HOCKEY TEAM

1979: CAPTAIN S.A. INDOOR HOCKEY TEAM

1981-1985: CHAIRMAN S.A. MENS HOCKEY ASSOCIATION

1984-1988: PRESIDENT S.A. HOCKEY UNION

1992-2000: PRESIDENT S.A. HOCKEY ASSOCIATION (UNIFIED BODY)

1992-2002: MEMBER OF COUNCIL INT HOCKEY FEDERATION (FIH)

2002-PRESENT: EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER FIH

2002-PRESENT: CHAIRMAN FIH COMPETIONS COMMITTEE.

1975: STATE PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR HOCKEY

2002: FIH ORDER OF MERIT

1997: JACK CHEETHAM AWARD