Conference – Architecture and the Commons
Spaces and Practices
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On Thursday, May 28, and Friday, May 29, 2026, at the École nationale supérieure d’architecture de Normandie, the ATE Laboratory is hosting a conference titled “Architecture and the Commons: Spaces and Practices” – Jean-Duminy Auditorium.
The symposium “Architecture and the Commons: Spaces and Practices” is dedicated to the commons in the fields of architecture and urban planning, at the intersection of activist practices, spatial experiments, and theoretical explorations.
By bringing together perspectives from research and practice, these meetings aim to explore the ways in which the commons are reshaping the fabric of the city, drawing on a variety of approaches that combine field research, critical analysis, and feedback from practical experience. They will explore the commons as forms of struggle and of inhabiting, as potential levers for reinvention within public institutions, and as legacies and horizons for an architecture attentive to practices, living environments, and collective dynamics.
The symposium “Architecture and the Commons: Spaces and Practices” is organized by the ATE laboratory.
Organizing Committee and Scientific Coordination: Alexis Desplats, Miléna Koutani, and Léna Tullifer.
Scientific Committee: Valentin Bourdon, Julien Choppin, Alexis Desplats, Daniela Festa, Léa Hobson, Miléna Koutani, Bruno Proth, Frédéric Walle
The session will be streamed live HERE
Image: Children building a ZAD during the Festival des Bâtons dans les routes, 2023 © Miléna Koutani