About the guest editors Christopher CM Lee and Sam Jacoby

Briefly sketches the professional background of architects Christopher CM Lee and Sam Jacoby, on the occasion of their acting as guest editors of the current issue of 'AD' magazine on the theme of typological urbanism. The article explains that both Lee and Jacoby are co-directors of a new postgraduate Projective Cities Programme at the Architectural Association (AA) in London, which revives the emphasis on type in architecture. The text also mentions that Lee is co-founder and principal of Serie Architects, a practice based in London, Beijing, Chengdu and Mumbai, and that both Lee and Jacoby are pursuing doctoral research on the topic of type and the city. Illustrations show portraits of Lee and Jacoby, together with designs by Lee, Jacoby, Serie Architects, Type 0 Architects, Marco Sanchez Castro and Max von Werz.