This design studio proposes to address the challenges faced by the ultra-peripheral region of the Azores Archipelago and through the lens of Landscape Architecture, find ways to improve the resilience of this fragmented territory, helping it to cope with an array of complex problems, from the impacts of climate change to economic and social deprivation or a growing pressure from the tourism sector.  

This Archipelago of volcanic origin, situated in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean in the Macaronesian bioregion, right in the interception of three main continental plates (the North American Plate, the Eurasian Plate and the African Plate) and part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, is composed of 9 islands divided in three groups. Students were invited to address three of the Central Group islands (Faial, Pico and São Jorge), known as the Triangle Islands, due to their proximity and strong bonds, both material and immaterial.