Abstract:
The present research is based on important transformations in the area of design, such as: the expansion of the project focus to a systemic perspective; the socialization of the project activity towards collaborative methodology; and the debate about the decoloniality of design – all opened space for new discussions that consider the perspective of territory. This work consists of investigative research about the contribution of a projectual activity of localized design, especially in the postgraduate service in Visual Arts at the Federal University of Bahia (PPGAV-UFBA).
To this end, the concept of geographicity will be analyzed, as well as how it comprehends the indissociable relationship between man and land; the expansion of the concept of territory and its relationship with the globalization; and the discussions between the concepts of place and placeness, while a way of being and living, which relates “spaces, places and entities in act” (MARANDOLA, 2020). Based on these analyses, we intend to reflect on the relationship between design and territory and discuss how the geographic field participates in the projectual design activity, especially the collaborative.
The methodology used consists in a bibliographical review on the topics mentioned and a case study carried out with migrant students, members of the Postgraduate Program, in a theoretical-practical approach, through qualitative research and collaborative actions. Such listening intends to comprehend the effects of the displacement on the learning process and routine of these students, their relationship with the territories of origin and destination, and the consequences of this transit in their respective academic productions.
The objective is to investigate the effects of displacement on the educational experience of postgraduate students in order to point out ways for a localized design project that can support the future development of solutions that meet the demands of these migrant students, understanding as collective the mission of building a more accessible and democratic postgraduate educational service.
