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Urban commoning projects, seen as part of those practices referred to as ‘spatial agency’, deal with the production of space focusing on the construction of relations and processes rather than on the production of objects, buildings, or images. The refusal of architectural formalism is seen as a way to bypass commercialism and the superficiality of traditional architectural practices. However, architect-led urban commoning activities still cannot avoid the production of very recognisable images, reinforcing a more or less involuntary aesthetics of the commons. This article posits that the production of images is too important to be left to commercial architectural practice, and that it should be considered as an integral part of spatial agency. Rather than privileging a return to a depoliticised and formalist architectural practice, this article argues that commoning practices, if seen from the point of view of the theory of the common in the singular, have an intrinsic capacity to produce a new political and aesthetic strategy. Some projects from DOGMA and Aristide Antonas are presented as practices that take the production of the common as a theme while at the same time problematising the role of image- and form-making, providing new formulations of the role of the project of architecture in contemporary production.
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METU JOURNAL OF THE FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE is a biannual refereed publication of the Middle East Technical University published every June and December, and offers a comprehensive range of articles contributing to the development of knowledge in man-environment relations, design and planning. METU JFA accepts submissions in English or Turkish, and assumes that the manuscripts received by the Journal have not been published previously or that are not under consideration for publication elsewhere. The Editorial Board claims no responsibility for the opinions expressed in the published manuscripts. METU JFA invites theory, research and history papers on the following fields and related interdisciplinary topics: architecture and urbanism, planning and design, restoration and preservation, buildings and building systems technologies and design, product design and technologies. Prospective manuscripts for publication in these fields may constitute; 1. Original theoretical papers; 2. Original research papers; 3. Documents and critical expositions; 4. Applied studies related to professional practice; 5. Educational works, commentaries and reviews; 6. Book reviews Manuscripts, in English or Turkish, have to be approved by the Editorial Board, which are then forwarded to Referees before acceptance for publication. The Board claims no responsibility for the opinions expressed in the published manuscripts. It is assumed that the manuscripts received by the Journal are not sent to other journals for publication purposes and have not been previously published elsewhere.