The Studio 3 is a research-driven course that supports students in becoming independent investigators and critical urban practitioners. Building on the research methodologies, design skills, and planning tools acquired during the first year of the program, students begin to define and develop their individual thesis projects around topics and contexts of their own interest. Throughout the course, students articulate research questions, develop a theoretical framework, and design a methodological approach suited to their inquiry. They explore time-based strategies and socio-spatial scenarios that lead toward a specific urban intervention, with attention to feasibility, impact, and transformative potential. The studio culminates in the definition of project development scenarios, laying a strong conceptual and strategic foundation for the thesis work to follow. Students are encouraged to engage with grassroots groups, community-based nonprofit organizations, NGOs, or municipal agencies. This studio establishes a foundation for the thesis project.