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Tiisetso lectures in Interior Design at Emeris (Vega School) in Cape Town and is currently pursuing a PhD in Urban and Regional Planning at Stellenbosch University. Her research focuses on the relationship between sensorial planning, Afro-feminism and public space design in the Global South. She examines how care, mothering and community-driven spatial practices shape more inclusive and gender-sensitive urban environments, drawing insights from township spaces where everyday acts of care influence public life.
With a background in Architecture (Tshwane University of Technology) and City and Regional Planning (University of Cape Town), her work is grounded in placemaking, interior urbanism and feminist spatial justice. Her master’s research examined public space safety from a gender-sensitive perspective, and her PhD extends this through ReM(other)ing: an emerging framework that explores how nurturing, co-design and sensorial experiences shape the planning and experience of cities. This work draws on insights from the Girls Make the City initiative, where she serves as co-lead, as well as her own lived experiences, which together inform the case study for her doctoral research.
Alongside her academic work, Tiisetso is committed to reimagining spatial design education. She uses her multidisciplinary expertise to investigate interiors as microcosms of the city, exploring how learning environments and community-driven interventions can address broader urban challenges through thoughtful, care-centred design.
Lecturer
Qualifications
Research Interests
Biography
Tiisetso lectures in Interior Design at Emeris (Vega School) in Cape Town and is currently pursuing a PhD in Urban and Regional Planning at Stellenbosch University. Her research focuses on the relationship between sensorial planning, Afro-feminism and public space design in the Global South. She examines how care, mothering and community-driven spatial practices shape more inclusive and gender-sensitive urban environments, drawing insights from township spaces where everyday acts of care influence public life.
With a background in Architecture (Tshwane University of Technology) and City and Regional Planning (University of Cape Town), her work is grounded in placemaking, interior urbanism and feminist spatial justice. Her master’s research examined public space safety from a gender-sensitive perspective, and her PhD extends this through ReM(other)ing: an emerging framework that explores how nurturing, co-design and sensorial experiences shape the planning and experience of cities. This work draws on insights from the Girls Make the City initiative, where she serves as co-lead, as well as her own lived experiences, which together inform the case study for her doctoral research.
Alongside her academic work, Tiisetso is committed to reimagining spatial design education. She uses her multidisciplinary expertise to investigate interiors as microcosms of the city, exploring how learning environments and community-driven interventions can address broader urban challenges through thoughtful, care-centred design.
An educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education
Formed by the strategic evolution of The IIE's Varsity College, IIE MSA, Vega and
the School of Hospitality and Service Management, uniting under the Emeris name.
Emeris is an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education (Pty) Ltd which is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a private higher education institution under the Higher Education Act, 1997 (reg. no. 2007/HE07/002). Company registration number: 1987/004754/07. View certificate here.
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