Thapelo Komane is a professional architect who hails from Johannesburg. She has a combined experience of 8 years working for companies that specialize in architecture, urban design and planning and property development. Having worked in the industry and having a keen eye on design, she has managed to produce projects that is inspired by her interests and experience in travelling both locally and internationally. Her most valued projects that form part of her identity and her design ethos stems from her experience working in Japan for 4 years. Prior to working for Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development, Thapelo gained project experience by working in the private sector which includes companies like Paragon Architects, Osmond Lange Architects, Jakupa Architects in collaboration with German international firm GMP Architects and Instratin Property Development and Asset Management. During this time, she has had the opportunity to work with companies like GIBB, Turner and Townsend, CoJ, AECOM, EMRE, PROFICA and the Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG). Her main language of communication is English but has capabilities in communicating in SeTswana, SeSotho, Afrikaans, Japanese, Spanish and Arabic due to her interest in other cultures.