Fundación Mi Parque, Chile

A colorful playground with slides and climbing equipment in a fenced yard with trees.
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Fundacion Mi Parque in Chile runs participatory design workshops where architects present site analyses and residents contribute their own knowledge, building a shared understanding that grounds each park design in the community's reality.
Fundación Mi Parque in Chile exemplifies a methodology designed for such Dialogue. Their participatory design workshops serve as a core observational and co-creative procedure. Architects and landscape designers create a structured dialogue by presenting their initial site analyses. This presentation is specifically designed to elicit responses from community members who are invited to share their tacit knowledge and critique proposals. Through facilitated conversations and collaborative activities, a shared, validated understanding emerges, ensuring outcomes are grounded in the community's reality.

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  • Dialogue · element
  • Observations Component
  • Design's Frontier
  • Communities · element

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  • Chapter 12, section 123 · Frontier Dimension
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