Florian Beigel (1941-2018)

_index_Florian Beigel with model of gridshell in 1996

Tributes pour in for the architect and teacher

The architect and educator Florian Beigel has died aged 76.

Tributes have been pouring in for the founder and director of the Architecture Research Unit (ARU) at London Met who influenced generations of young designers through his teaching and practice.

Beigel studied at Stuttgart and UCL and worked with Frei Otto and his collaborators on the Munich Olympic structures.

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