Design for Dasein: A Pedagogical Framework – The Case of PROJECT@X

Conference: The European Conference on Arts, Design & Education (ECADE2022)
Title: Design for Dasein: A Pedagogical Framework – The Case of PROJECT@X
Stream: Academic Practices Outside the Classroom
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Authors:
Nuno Dias, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Pedro Carvalho de Almeida, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Eduardo Noronha, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Ivo Fonseca, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Abhishek Chatterjee, University of Aveiro, Portugal

Abstract:

The article presents the case of PROJECT@X, a project-based learning initiative that immerses design pedagogy into a real-world context, within a phenomenological approach. The project co-defines strategic lines of action towards addressing various circumstances of need in the low population density areas of the Schist Villages in Central Portugal. PROJECT@X, established in 2019, emerges from an existing partnership between the University of Aveiro (UA) and the Schist Villages Tourism Development Agency (ADXTUR), and is now serving as a thematic basis for the ‘Project in Design III’ unit of the second year of UA’s undergraduate design program. The project is divided into two main phases: in-loco fieldwork followed by project development in the classroom, accompanied by further field work investigation and survey; and finally, a summer school at the Schist Villages that entails an artistic residency and design workshops. The paper correspondingly reflects upon how the intervention is being informed by an articulation of ‘affectivity, effectiveness and continuity’ in conjunction with a “being-centered” approach to design. Within this framework, the article addresses the key question of how can design potentiate ‘dasein optimum experiences’ in the Schist Villages – both in terms of daily living and visiting. In conclusion, the authors discuss key findings, ongoing developments, and the future scope of the collaborative intervention, alongside its implications on the partnering institutions.



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