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88 Panel 2Approach C: PublicThe project organized multiple public seminarsat its base-camp and held a large publicexhibition. An important objective of thesepublic gatherings was to promote participationby public intellectuals in city activities. Suchparticipation helps key players to recognize theimportance of interdisciplinary approaches tourban activity.Methodology and ProcessThis project operated in five phases;Phase 01Camp-on Kampung: Orange House Studio (OHS)The project rented a typical house in downtownSurabaya as a base for research activities. 5 The housewas maintained and repaired in cooperation withneighbors and local university students. This helped uslearn local’s work styles and culture. 6 A project teamwas set up through a public process and three localyoung professionals from different design fieldsbecame involved. 7 They went on to conduct publicactivities such as seminars, discussions and moviescreeningsat the center, which was named OrangeHouse Studio (OHS) by local participants. The namereflected the color of the house and also reflected asymbolic name in the colonial era. 8Phase 02Field Work: “Micro-project,” a cultivated spot ofthe cityThis phase was carried out by cooperative work withITS DESPRO (Department of Industrial DesignProduct, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember).First, we arranged an orientation workshop at theschool’s design studio in order for students who wouldconduct fieldwork to understand and share theconcept of “micro-project”. They also received trainingin becoming active observers of the city. The bookGotham Handbook by French photographer SophieCalle was introduced as a reference.Figure 1: A micro-project from the Gotham Handbook.This book was produced as a result of written advice tothe photographer from the American writer PaulAuster. The writer advised Calle after she moved toNew York City to “love and cultivate your spot in thecity sustainably”. Calle followed this advice throughpractical and creative actions. She focused on a publictelephone booth on a street as a micro-project. Shepainted it green, decorated it with fresh flowers, andattached a favorite photo and a chair. It became afamiliar spot in city for her and others. We could saythe booth was not only an artwork but but also a socialaction, in which the boundary between public spaceand ownership could be observed and analyzed.We asked the students to find a spot on their campus,analyze it and propose their own micro-project there,as a case study.After the orientation workshop, we visited severalkampung, took photos, conducted interviews, andcollected a large and diverse amount of micro-projects.Information and data of measurable and quantitativetypes was collected.The Work of the 2010/2011 API Fellows