You+Pea

You+Pea is the architectural design studio of Sandra Youkhana and Luke Caspar Pearson.

Their work explores the integration of videogame technologies into architectural design, leading conversations on how games can engage new participants in the design of cities. They teach and lecture on the subject worldwide. You+Pea’s work operates between the design of architectural interventions and virtual worlds, alongside developing critical theory that underpins their connection. They create and analyse virtual, interactive game spaces to provoke conversations about the physical world.

Sandra and Luke established the Videogame Urbanism studio at the Bartlett School of Architecture, promoting the use of game technologies in architectural education. This has evolved into a new Masters programme, Cinematic and Videogame Architecture.

You+Pea work with cultural and educational institutions and industry clients, providing expertise in the relationship between architectural design and game technologies.

Clients and collaborators include: Architecture Fringe, Dezeen, Google, GDC, Global Design Forum, London Games Festival, London Festival of Architecture, Mayor of London’s Office, Now Play This, NYU Game Center, Owlchemy Labs, Royal Institute of British Architects, Royal Academy, Samsung Design Europe, Serpentine Galleries, Somerset House, Strelka Institute, The Conversation, Victoria & Albert Museum, Ubisoft.

To get in touch, please email us at: studio@youandpea.com or DM us @youandpea

Sandra Youkhana is an Associate Professor at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL and a registered Architect. She is co-founder of You+Pea and teaches the Cinematic and Videogame Architecture MArch at UCL. Sandra has consulted for game developers, technology companies, and city planners, and is undertaking a PhD at UCL. Her research explores videogames as a tool for decolonisation, creating experimental videogame works that challenge Iraq’s representation through videogame media.  

Luke Caspar Pearson is an Associate Professor at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL. He is co-founder of You+Pea and is co-Director of the Cinematic and Videogame Architecture MArch at UCL. Luke has written widely on the relationship between architecture and games and was a Guest Producer for Serpentine Galleries’ Future Art Ecosystems 2: Art x Metaverse. Luke is editor of Architectural Design: Re-Imagining the Avant-Garde (Wiley, 2019) and Drawing Futures (UCL Press, 2016).