Design e Inclusão

Fotografia, aprendizagem e organização expositiva em bairros sociais em Lisboa

Name: Maria Lourenço
Year: 2018
Institution: Lisbon School of Architecture Universidade de Lisboa
Supervisors: Maria João Neto
Discipline: Design
Scope: Social Design
Taxonomy: Epistemology/Praxiology
Type: Theoretical/Practical
Language: Portuguese
Wordcount / Pagecount: 166,950 / 477
Joint supervision: No

Photography and exhibition design as tools for social inclusion in an urban context

Research Process (7 methods)

1. Literature review N = x

Exploratory Qualitative

2. Workshop N = 35

Generative Qualitative Participatory

Padre Cruz Neighbourhood N=14; Alta de Lisboa Neighbourhood N=11; Boavista Neighbourhood N=10

3. Design project N = 35

Generative Qualitative Participatory

Padre Cruz Neighbourhood N=14; Alta de Lisboa Neighbourhood N=11; Boavista Neighbourhood N=10

4. Questionnaire N = 21

Evaluative Qualitative

Padre Cruz Neighbourhood N=10; Alta de Lisboa Neighbourhood N=6; Boavista Neighbourhood N=5

5. Workshop N = 25

Generative/Evaluative Qualitative Participatory

Padre Cruz Neighbourhood N=3; Alta de Lisboa Neighbourhood N=7; Boavista Neighbourhood N=15

6. Design project N = 25

Generative Qualitative Participatory

Padre Cruz Neighbourhood N=3; Alta de Lisboa Neighbourhood N=7; Boavista Neighbourhood N=15

7. Questionnaire N = 18

Evaluative Qualitative

Padre Cruz Neighbourhood N=3; Alta de Lisboa Neighbourhood N=6; Boavista Neighbourhood N=9

#	Name of Method	Research Phase	Research Approach	Researcher Role	Object of Study / Participants	N
1	Literature review	Exploratory	Qualitative	x	x	x
2	Workshop	Generative	Qualitative	Participatory	Padre Cruz Neighbourhood N=14; Alta de Lisboa Neighbourhood N=11; Boavista Neighbourhood N=10	35
3	Design project	Generative	Qualitative	Participatory	Padre Cruz Neighbourhood N=14; Alta de Lisboa Neighbourhood N=11; Boavista Neighbourhood N=10	35
4	Questionnaire	Evaluative	Qualitative	x	Padre Cruz Neighbourhood N=10; Alta de Lisboa Neighbourhood N=6; Boavista Neighbourhood N=5	21
5	Workshop	Generative/Evaluative	Qualitative	Participatory	Padre Cruz Neighbourhood N=3; Alta de Lisboa Neighbourhood N=7; Boavista Neighbourhood N=15	25
6	Design project	Generative	Qualitative	Participatory	Padre Cruz Neighbourhood N=3; Alta de Lisboa Neighbourhood N=7; Boavista Neighbourhood N=15	25
7	Questionnaire	Evaluative	Qualitative	x	Padre Cruz Neighbourhood N=3; Alta de Lisboa Neighbourhood N=6; Boavista Neighbourhood N=9	18

Knowledge Transfer & Exchange

Knowledge Exchange (PhD Process): Exchange with community

IK&T	Academia	Design Practice	Society
Context	No	No	No
Vision	No	No	No
Means	No	Yes	No

Recommendations (6)

R475 Process & Organization Participation, Equity & Ethics Priority: High

Apply the Design for Social Inclusion model in other socially excluded neighborhoods and multicultural urban contexts, adapting it to local residents, associations, and resources.

Scope:: Meso → Macro
Time Horizon:: Medium → Long
Evidence Strength:: Indicative
Feasibility:: Medium-High

R476 Artifact, System & Service Design Participation, Equity & Ethics Priority: High

Use photography learning combined with public, open-air exhibitions outside the neighborhood as a recurring intervention to widen young participants’ horizons and reduce stigma.

Scope:: Meso
Time Horizon:: Short → Medium
Evidence Strength:: Indicative
Feasibility:: High

R477 Participation, Equity & Ethics Process & Organization Priority: High

Design participatory interventions through immersion, trust-building, careful listening, and co-working with residents, using local associations and community resources as the project base.

Scope:: Meso
Time Horizon:: Short
Evidence Strength:: Indicative
Feasibility:: Medium

R478 Process & Organization Participation, Equity & Ethics Priority: High

Prioritize children and young people in these interventions so they gain artistic, technical, organizational, and teamwork tools that can support future agency and social mobility.

Scope:: Meso
Time Horizon:: Medium
Evidence Strength:: Indicative
Feasibility:: High

R479 Evaluation, Monitoring & Impact Participation, Equity & Ethics Priority: Medium-High

Evaluate community-art interventions longitudinally, focusing on political and social effects, quality of participation, and levels of interaction rather than only short-term aesthetic outputs.

Scope:: Meso → Macro
Time Horizon:: Long
Evidence Strength:: Exploratory → Indicative
Feasibility:: Medium

R480 Theoretical & Conceptual Artifact, System & Service Design Priority: Medium

Extend the model beyond photography to other forms of public or urban art and to additional case studies on citizenship and inclusion.

Scope:: Meso → Macro
Time Horizon:: Medium
Evidence Strength:: Exploratory
Feasibility:: Medium