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.

• List of figuresList of tablesList of contributorsAcknowledgementsPART 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 educationFrancesco Galli, Irina Suteu and Riccardo ManzottiChapter 2 – Amplified Experience Through Temporal ProximityStephen Neely and Michael Arnold MagesChapter 3 – Designing the Proximity – temporary exhibition of a research project’s constellationAmbra Borin, Laura Galluzzo and Valentina FacoettiChapter 4 – Virtual Proximity in the factory processes: designing interfaces between industrial equipment and human operatorsSara Muscolo, Camilla Gironi, Viktor Malakuczi and Luca D’EliaChapter 5 – Proximity of theory and practice: framing a research through design experience for design studentsMithra Zahedi and Virginie TessierPART II – Design ApproachesChapter 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 AbreuChapter 7 – A Disciplined Approach to AbstractionMichelle Pannone and Kate O’ConnorChapter 8 – Chance of Designing: Reframing Aleatoric Processes in Design EducationEce Atacan, and K.GelmezChapter 9 - From Critical Friendship to Design Critique Friendship: Disclosing the Mechanisms of Informal Design Critique Within a Design Studio CourseGülce Apak and Koray GelmezChapter 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 AlmendraPART III – Design “in action”Chapter 11 – Neighbourhood, community and public space: designing the proximity togetherDavide Fassi and Maria MaramottiChapter 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 KimChapter 13 – Integrating Care Practice into Product Design Education: Insights into Caring Behaviour, Design and Circular EconomyYoon Jung ChoiChapter 14 – Label and Packaging Design for Sustainability Checklist. A tailored tool for graphic design students and designers, co-designed by all stakeholders across the workflowsPedro Matos, Vanda Correia and Josélia PedroChapter 15 – Making Makers citizenships: network tools for Lazio digital manufacturers’ awarenessLuca D’EliaChapter 16 – Design-led Entrepreneurship Workshop: a dialogic approachMichel De Blois and Xavier LesagePART IV – Design ResearchChapter 17 – Towards the histories and the pedagogies of social design in Brazil — a research outlineRita Assoreira Almendra, Gustavo Cossio and André Luiz Carvalho CardosoChapter 18 – A Map of Knowledge Transfer and Exchange in Doctoral Research in DesignAna Neto, Rita Assoreira Almendra and João Batalheiro FerreiraChapter 19 – A Study on Research Methods in Design and TerritoryFilipe Cruz, Fátima Rocha and Carla RodriguesChapter 20 – Photovoice and research with children in Design and Architecture — Proximity between researchers and research subjectsRosa Arma and Camila Andrade dos SantosChapter 21 – The DNA manifesto – Its Impact and Challenges for Design EducationMartin RacineChapter 22 – Ready-to-(dis)assemble: experimentations on elastic joinery for engaging and environmentally friendly furniturePatrizio Cipollone, Viktor Malakuczi, Felice Ragazzo and Michele RussoIndex