Despite the specialization of knowledge in many academic areas dealing with urban studies, there is considerable concern to make an analysis of the city to break with conventional forms of multidisciplinary work, to derive an analysis from theories complexity, systems or cultural studies, among others. Such guidelines are discussed from authors like Maturana, Bachelard, Marc Auge, Heidegger, Guatari, who are frequently cited the need to think before transformations brought by the modernization of cities. This document proposes to investigate on contemporary reflections, from design approach that purpose of thinking the city and especially think about development issues from a political and social perspective of material culture.