One of the many Recipes
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This document outlines Luisa Alpalhao's recipe for socially engaging projects in urban spaces. The recipe calls for flexible briefs, involvement of collaborators from different fields, participation from local communities including unemployed craftsmen and children, reuse of unwanted materials, observation of existing space usage, and experimental yet ephemeral design stages to continuously engage users and refine the project. The goal is to reclaim underutilized spaces and encourage cross-cultural interaction through participatory methods.
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2011
? A project commissioned by Konya2023, referencing the dining traditions of
Portuguese and Japanese cultures. Touching upon conventions from both cultures,
the effort manifested in a single unique piece of outdoor-furniture that reflected the
social norms and ways of interaction among people in society.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/oneofthemanyrecipes-150315064111-conversion-gate01/85/One-of-the-many-Recipes-6-320.jpg)
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![[a Linha]
2012
Project that analyzes the
4 routes leading to a local
market in Lisbon and
aimed to revitalize social
cohesion through urban
interventions, in
collaboration with local
authorities.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/oneofthemanyrecipes-150315064111-conversion-gate01/85/One-of-the-many-Recipes-12-320.jpg)
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Materials
[a Linha]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/oneofthemanyrecipes-150315064111-conversion-gate01/85/One-of-the-many-Recipes-15-320.jpg)
One of the many Recipes
- 1. One of the Many Recipes, For Socially Engaging Projects by Jawwad Zaidi ID 503 - RESEARCH METHODS IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN FALL SEMESTER 2013-2014
- 2. Luisa Alpalhao Luísa Alpalh?o is a portuguese installation artist and architect working between London and Lisbon, and with several international projects. She is the founder of atelier urban nomads (a-nu). Author
- 3. Keywords ? Urban spaces ? Participation ? Positivity ? Social engagement ? Experimental ? Ephemeral ? Experiential ? Collaborative ? Interacting
- 4. Recipe for Social Engagement ? In this article ? Luisa looks at the methodology by which SUB-UTILZED urban spaces can be reclaimed through participative methods that encourage a cross-cultural and cross- generational interaction. ? provides us with a direction in which to gain from the very society that we intend to transform.
- 5. Recipe for Social Engagement ?Brief ? The brief must engage us to be engaging itself. ? There should be flexibility in the brief so as to develop and progress along with the projects process.
- 6. [ table for 100s ] 2011 ? A project commissioned by Konya2023, referencing the dining traditions of Portuguese and Japanese cultures. Touching upon conventions from both cultures, the effort manifested in a single unique piece of outdoor-furniture that reflected the social norms and ways of interaction among people in society.
- 7. Recipe for Social Engagement ? Collaborators ? Involvement of people from other fields can bring a fresh perspective to the development of the project. ? One of the aims of a social project is to initiate the sharing of knowledge and experience.
- 9. Recipe for Social Engagement ? Participation ? Getting people to engage can be the hardest part of the project as usually they want to see before they trust. Getting them to be active, reactionary and adventurous is the key.
- 10. Recipe for Social Engagement Local Craftsmen: ? Along with utilization of local space, involvement of local people, including the unemployed, can also be a vital ingredient, who have their own untapped unique skills . Children: ? While being a positive source for inspiration, children can be also be inventive while playful, and bring their view which is in contrast to the pre-conceived notions of adults.
- 11. Recipe for Social Engagement ? Misused Urban Spaces ? Spaces that are neglected or under-utilized are always around in cities and can be fruitful in providing new perspectives when seen in terms of catering to the physical and social needs of the space. ? Interventions do not necessarily have to be site specific but can be along a determined route within sub-spaces that bring more diversity to the project.
- 12. [a Linha] 2012 Project that analyzes the 4 routes leading to a local market in Lisbon and aimed to revitalize social cohesion through urban interventions, in collaboration with local authorities.
- 13. Recipe for Social Engagement ? Onsite Observation & Research ? In order to understand and predict the utilization of the space in the future, documentation of existing activities, routines and most importantly, interactions becomes an imperative part of the research phase.
- 14. Recipe for Social Engagement ? Materials ? The objects of daily use that are unwanted can always have a place in such projects, as the re- use brings along with it a re-purposing of the apparently obsolete product. A materials bank is an essential part of the process.
- 16. Recipe for Social Engagement ? Design Stages ? The projects themselves be approached as experiments and they will enable us to reflect and keep informing the initial brief as the project progresses. ? Every stage is thought of as a small product, achieved with the rich feedback of local users and diverse disciplines.
- 18. Recipe for Social Engagement ? Small scale ? The interventions have to be temporary and minimal in scale as we are working with locals, speaking their language instead of the planners ? Experience and memory of their involvement
- 19. ID 503 - RESEARCH METHODS IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN FALL SEMESTER 2013-2014 Jawwad Zaidi “ We always have fun so that others can have fun too when they engage in our projects! ”