Proximity in Design Research People, Processes, Products, Philosophy

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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 for the construction of a contemporary design

Bruna Villas-Bôas Dória Lins, Maria Cecília 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 Koray 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 of the design process of the Luz e Cena Laboratory, LALUCE, 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 for 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

Camila Andrade dos Santos and Rosa Arma

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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Biography

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 the CIAUD research center. She holds a PhD in Design (2010) from FA-ULisboa, a master's 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.