With this special edition of the Strategic Design Research Journal (SDRJ) we want tocontribute to the emerging debate on Design and Territory, presenting a selection of paperssubmitted on the occasion of the 7th International Forum of Design as a Process, organizedby Latin Network for The Development of Design Processes and the Faculty of Engineeringand Business Administration at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Campus of Palmira.The Latin Network has been founded in 2008 as a group of researchers, academics, studentsand businessmen of Latin language and culture and meets periodically in a Forum conceivedas an international specialized conference, in order to debate and discuss their studies andexperiences.