By Florian Beigel and Philip Christou

This book is a catalogue of selected design drawings, models and sketches of three urban and three building design projects of Florian Beigel, Philip Christou and the Architecture Research Unit. The works have been selected to present the design thinking process rather than the finished results of the projects.

Each project is accompanied by a design reference: a painting, a photograph or a sculpture that is related to the development of the architectural concepts and spirit of the project. To a certain extent these references have been translated into the design proposals.

The Architecture Research Unit is an architecture design studio based at the London Metropolitan University since 1974. For Florian Beigel and Philip Christou the architectural work that they do developing spatial and constructional concepts at all scales from interior, building and urban designs is design as research.