As part of the Complementary Program of the 16th Congress of the Architects, Mezzo Atelier was invited to participate in the ‘ROTEIRO PELA MUDANÇA’, routes to reflect the real challenges of the territory of the island of São Miguel. Together with Rita Serra e Silva and Blanca Martín-Calero, Joana Oliveira, addressed issues such as Ponta Delgada’s water front development, over-tourism and the two sides of the coin of participatory processes.