J+A Philippou architects-engineers is a multidisciplinary practice not only in the sense of a series of diversely qualified professionals working in concert, but also – and especially – in terms of the practice’s design approach.

Thus, projects emerge at the productive intersection between a number of fields of knowledge and expertise, rather than assuming that design services adhere to simple, linear, processes of development. In this sense, the practice’s modus operandi challenges the traditional dilemma supposedly underlying the careers of consultants in the building industry. According to this dilemma, a service professional and a consultant with experimental impulses belong to diametrically-opposite categories, with the former usually associated with ‘practice’ while the latter with ‘academia’. 

This is in accord with conventional wisdom, according to which service professionals seek to proficiently address the requirements of programme, budget and client, while consultants interested in experimental speculation seek to transform the possibilities of their respective field (of knowledge). Yet the aforementioned approach is part and parcel of a more thoughtful problematisation of practice – one affiliated with active reflection and thoughtful action.  

This is coupled with an ethos of attentive and productive collaboration in respect to all actors and stakeholders of our Projects – be those members of the employer’s team, public authorities, other design and construction team members, or the end-users of our Projects.