Spatial activist research as embodied praxis

We propose learning from situated, collective, and reflexive action in response to intersecting and interconnected global crises by asking: »What do embodied knowledge(s) that emerge from activist research bring to spatial practice?« Adopting a feminist and decolonial lens on architectural knowledge production, we outline a shared approach to embodied praxis, defined as reflexive embodied knowledge production and action towards emancipatory socio-spatial transformation, that can inform spatial practice in times of polycrisis. Drawing on lived experience at the intersections of architecture, research, and activism, we invite four spatial activist-researchers working across contested sites to reflect on the ways in which embodied praxis can operate as a methodology for architectural knowledge production and spatial practice grounded in care, solidarity, and justice.