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92 Panel 2Figure 8: Visual interface of the kampung system.This visual information is not a tool to understand thephysical and measurable environment. Rather it is atool to recognize environmental quality, in a new way.This phase of work was operated jointly with designstudents from ITS DESPRO. We studied variousvisual information design systems from around theworld and developed our own technique.Phase 04Practice: application of “network/platform”concept for conventional design educationIn this phase, we proposed a micro-project forprofessionals in product design and architecture. Thissession was conducted in cooperation with UBAYADMP (Program Desain dan Manajemen Produk,Universitas Surabaya). It consisted of three parts;product design, engineering design andcommunication design. The concept involvedrestructuring the standard approach to designeducation by substituting a “network/platform”system. Traditional education involves a hierarchicalstructure, in which courses are taught by lecturers andstudents simply listen to lectures. Opportunities forinterdisciplinary communication are rare. This is nolonger suitable for the highly complex needs of designin a globalized world.At first, all courses were integrated into a sort of“platform” for a kampung administrative society.Activities were permitted to be flexible and studentswere required to communicate and exchange opinionsand information with people from differentbackgrounds and specialties. Lecturers were asked toact as flexible facilitators and to navigate students invarious directions. This process resulted in diversediscoveries and knowledge sharing. The platformbecame an alternative public space. The project was avaluable methodological trial.The Work of the 2010/2011 API Fellows