Isula Comun
Silvia Cohn
Student
Silvia Cohn Academic staff
Jennifer L. Schubert Secil Ugur Yavuz Course
Project 3 – Thesis Preparation Project with Design Research Program
MA Eco-Social Design Semester
2021/22 WS Isula Comun is a project situated in Procida, the cultural capital of Italy in 2022, that aims to understand and foster care for the local cultural commons in order to support activities that benefit both inhabitants and visitors of the island. It defines commons as “doing together” while reclaiming spaces for public participation. It is based on the exploration of existing and potential commoning practices in Procida and is connected to the network of commons the city of Naples.
A project made in the course
Project 3 – Thesis Preparation Project with Design Research
The main objectives of Project 3, which is dedicated to the preparation of the final thesis project, are to support the students find relevant and appropriate topics, to help them navigate and plan the research and development of their projects and to enter an active, productive and self-responsible working process. Students are encouraged and supported on developing new competences, investigating new practices and establishing a culture of experimentation and exchange. This includes finding and developing forms of discourse, action and learning that foster students to facilitate ambitious projects and an interesting and reasonable proposition for their final thesis project.