O Design em Assembleias Projetuais
Desafios e Alternativas para a sustentabilidade do projeto participado em bairros vulneráveis
- Name
- Carlos Rodrigues
- Year
- 2020
- Institution
- Lisbon School of Architecture Universidade de Lisboa
- Supervisors
- Rita Almendra, Carlo Franzato
- Discipline
- Design
- Scope
- Sustainability
- Taxonomy
- Praxiology/Epistemology
- Type
- Theoretical
- Language
- Portuguese
- Wordcount / Pagecount
- 96,132 / 411
- Joint supervision
- No
Sustaining participatory design initiatives in socially vulnerable communities through design culture and civic engagement.
Research Process (8 methods)
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Young adults (up to 36 years old) who are residents or frequenters of the Alto da Cova da Moura neighborhood in Lisbon, Portugal
Residents of the Desterro neighborhood in São Luís, Brazil, alongside students and a teacher from the IFMA (Federal Institute of Maranhão)
Individuals who had participated in the LABDES meetings and actions during the first half of 2016
Four target groups: LABDES participants, representatives of partner organizations, neighborhood leaders, and residents who chose not to participate
Young residents of the Desterro and Praia Grande neighborhoods, many of whom were graduates of the "Vira Vida" social program
Residents of the Desterro neighborhood
A partner architect from Ateliermob and the presidents of the Prodac Norte and Prodac Sul Residents' Associations
| # | Name of Method | Research Phase | Research Approach | Researcher Role | Object of Study / Participants | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Literature review | Exploratory | Qualitative | x | x | x |
| 2 | CoDesign | Exploratory | Qualitative | Participatory | Young adults (up to 36 years old) who are residents or frequenters of the Alto da Cova da Moura neighborhood in Lisbon, Portugal | unspecified |
| 3 | Workshop | Generative | Qualitative | Participatory | Residents of the Desterro neighborhood in São Luís, Brazil, alongside students and a teacher from the IFMA (Federal Institute of Maranhão) | 16 |
| 4 | Questionnaire | Generative | Qualitative | x | Individuals who had participated in the LABDES meetings and actions during the first half of 2016 | 17 |
| 5 | Interview | Generative | Qualitative | x | Four target groups: LABDES participants, representatives of partner organizations, neighborhood leaders, and residents who chose not to participate | 11 |
| 6 | Cocreation | Generative | Qualitative | Participatory | Young residents of the Desterro and Praia Grande neighborhoods, many of whom were graduates of the "Vira Vida" social program | 14 |
| 7 | Interview | Generative | Qualitative | x | Residents of the Desterro neighborhood | 5 |
| 8 | Case study | Evaluative | Qualitative | x | A partner architect from Ateliermob and the presidents of the Prodac Norte and Prodac Sul Residents' Associations | 3 |
Knowledge Transfer & Exchange
Knowledge Exchange (PhD Process): Exchange with community
| IK&T | Academia | Design Practice | Society |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context | No | No | No |
| Vision | No | Yes | No |
| Means | No | No | No |
Recommendations (4)
Adopt the processes tested in the thesis within design project courses, explicitly redirecting them toward social demands in vulnerable neighbourhoods.
- Scope:
- Meso → Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Medium
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- High
Structure a university extension project centred on 'design culture' to first strengthen the university community’s understanding of design and then extend this work to the social demands of São Luís.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Medium → Long
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- Medium
Disseminate the thesis results through journals, scientific events, seminars, and networks in order to consolidate a scientific community around social and participatory design and its relation to the right to the city.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Long
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- High
Strengthen ties between UFMA, FAUL, and other Portuguese research institutions in order to continue studying public funding instruments such as BIP/ZIP and their impact on social design and the professional survival of social designers.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Long
- Evidence Strength:
- Exploratory
- Feasibility:
- Medium