Proximity in Design Research

Rita Assoreira Almendra is a Full Professor at the Lisbon School of Architecture (FA-ULisboa) where she is Head of the Design Department, and coordinates both the Design Doctoral Program and the nucleus of Design at CIAUD research center. She holds a PhD in Design (2010) from FA-Ulisboa, a Masters in Design Management (2004) and an MBA with marketing specialization (2002), both from the Catholic University of Lisbon. Rita has worked for more than 20 years as a Design researcher and educator, with numerous publications and master and doctoral supervisions in this field. She is the founder and coordinator of the Research & Education in Design research group [redes.fa.ulisboa.pt], and was responsible for two editions of the International Conference on Research and Education in Design.

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PART I – Design Proximity(ies)

Chapter 1 – New design knowledge for a new philosophical thinking. A speculation on the concept of proximity as a lens for critical thinking in creative education

Francesco Galli, Irina Suteu and Riccardo Manzotti

Chapter 2 – Amplified Experience Through Temporal Proximity

Stephen Neely and Michael Arnold Mages

Chapter 3 – Designing the Proximity – temporary exhibition of a research project’s constellation

Ambra Borin, Laura Galluzzo and Valentina Facoetti

Chapter 4 – Virtual Proximity in the factory processes: designing interfaces between industrial equipment and human operators

Sara Muscolo, Camilla Gironi, Viktor Malakuczi and Luca D’Elia

Chapter 5 – Proximity of theory and practice: framing a research through design experience for design students

Mithra Zahedi and Virginie Tessier

PART II – Design Approaches

Chapter 6 – From information to re-information: the reuse of objects from the São Joaquim marketplace as a reference to the construction of a contemporary design.

Bruna Villas-Bôas Dória Lins, Maria Cecilia Loschiavo dos Santos, Lara Leite Barbosa and Gil Maciel Rocha Abreu

Chapter 7 – A Disciplined Approach to Abstraction

Michelle Pannone and Kate O’Connor

Chapter 8 – Chance of Designing: Reframing Aleatoric Processes in Design Education

Ece Atacan, and K.Gelmez

Chapter 9 - From Critical Friendship to Design Critique Friendship: Disclosing the Mechanisms of Informal Design Critique Within a Design Studio Course

Gülce Apak and Koray Gelmez

Chapter 10 – Mapping the design process of Luz e Cena Laboratory, LA LUCE, linked to the Federal University of Goiás.

Viviane de Sousa Cruz e Silva and Rita Assoreira Almendra

PART III – Design “in action”

Chapter 11 – Neighbourhood, community and public space: designing the proximity together

Davide Fassi and Maria Maramotti

Chapter 12 – A Case Study of Design-Driven Social Entrepreneurship: Service Design Startup to Teach Digital Technology to Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Roya Paydarfar and Miso Kim

Chapter 13 – Integrating Care Practice into Product Design Education: Insights into Caring Behaviour, Design and Circular Economy

Yoon Jung Choi

Chapter 14 – Label and Packaging Design for Sustainability Checklist. A tailored tool for graphic design students and designers, co-designed by all stakeholders across the workflows

Pedro Matos, Vanda Correia and Josélia Pedro

Chapter 15 – Making Makers citizenships: network tools for Lazio digital manufacturers’ awareness

Luca D’Elia

Chapter 16 – Design-led Entrepreneurship Workshop: a dialogic approach

Michel De Blois and Xavier Lesage

PART IV – Design Research

Chapter 17 – Towards the histories and the pedagogies of social design in Brazil — a research outline

Rita Assoreira Almendra, Gustavo Cossio and André Luiz Carvalho Cardoso

Chapter 18 – A Map of Knowledge Transfer and Exchange in Doctoral Research in Design

Ana Neto, Rita Assoreira Almendra and João Batalheiro Ferreira

Chapter 19 – A Study on Research Methods in Design and Territory

Filipe Cruz, Fátima Rocha and Carla Rodrigues

Chapter 20 – Photovoice and research with children in Design and Architecture — Proximity between researchers and research subjects

Rosa Arma and Camila Andrade dos Santos

Chapter 21 – The DNA manifesto – Its Impact and Challenges for Design Education

Martin Racine

Chapter 22 – Ready-to-(dis)assemble: experimentations on elastic joinery for engaging and environmentally friendly furniture

Patrizio Cipollone, Viktor Malakuczi, Felice Ragazzo and Michele Russo

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