The open class 'Perspectives on children's participation in the construction of the common city. Methodologies of narration of space and territory with children', within the 2nd edition of the cycle 'Territory Conversations', integrated in the course unit Research Seminar 2, study option C 'Urban Dynamics and Forms' of the PhD Program in Architecture of FAUP, will have the participation of:

Manuel Sarmento (sociologist, U.Minho professor, member of the Superior Council of ProChild CoLAB);

Gabriela Trevisan (sociologist, ProChild CoLAB researcher);

Mariana Martins de Carvalho (architect, PhD in Architecture by FAUP and researcher of ProChild CoLAB);

Frederico Moura e Sá (urban planner, PhD in Architecture by FAUP, UA professor).

The perception that children are citizens - and, as such, just like adults have the "right to the city" - has been promoting new perspectives of work in the fields of municipal policies, urbanism and architecture, guided not only by the idea of building a "children's city" (citá dei bambini and child-friendly city), but also by the defense of children's participation in the construction of the common city. In this seminar some of these perspectives will be presented, supported both by the concrete intervention in the scope of the ProChild Colab projects underway in Guimarães and by the theorization of children's participation in urban design, based on sociological research and architectural and urbanistic studies.

The session will have a first part dedicated to the presentations of the guests, followed by a debate among all the participants.

The class will take place in person (with all the guests in the room), and will also be broadcast via zoom.

Manuel Sarmento, sociologist, PhD in Child Studies, specialization area in Socio-Educational Studies. Agregação in Sociology of Childhood. Visiting Professor at several Brazilian and French universities. Member of the Superior Council of ProChild CoLAB. He was director of the Masters in Child Studies and the PhD Program in Child Studies and the Department of Social Sciences of Education at the University of Minho. He was a member of the National Council of Education of Portugal (2005-2009). Author and/or coauthor of 17 books and about a hundred scientific articles on social studies of childhood published in several languages.
prochildcolab.pt/estrutura/manuel-sarmento

Gabriela Trevisan, sociologist, PhD in Child Studies from the University of Minho and researcher at ProChild CoLAB, specifically associated to the strategic areas of Social Participation and Development&Education.
prochildcolab.pt/equipa/gabriela-trevisan

Mariana Martins de Carvalho, architect, PhD in Architecture from the Faculty of Architecture, University of Porto and researcher at ProChild CoLAB, specifically associated with the strategic areas of Social Participation and Development&Education.
prochildcolab.pt/equipa/mariana-carvalho

Frederico Moura e Sá, urban planner, PhD in Architecture (FAUP), Master in Spatial Planning (UA) and Degree in Civil Engineering, Option of Spatial Planning (FEUP). He is Visiting Assistant Professor at UA and is involved in several projects in the areas of urban planning and mobility, urban rehabilitation and qualification of public spaces. He is managing partner of the company UEST since 2017.
www.ua.pt

Course Unit

Seminário de Investigação 2, opção de estudos C - Dinâmicas e Formas Urbanas | PDA

Coordination

Nuno Travasso
Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto

Cristina Cavaco
Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade de Lisboa.

The session will be given in Portuguese, without translation.Program subject to change (without prior notice).

This event may be recorded and disseminated by FAUP through photography and video.

FAUP does not issue statements of attendance or online assistance of the event.

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