Kathryn Ewing, PhD is a professional architect, urban designer and planner. She is a Senior Lecturer in Urban Design at the School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, University of Cape Town. Her research focuses on safe and inclusive public space, including the co-design and co-production of the public realm and alternate Southern practice and place-making. She is a co-founding Director of Violence Prevention through Urban Upgrading Non-Profit Company in South Africa.