At the intersection of academic and non-academic environments, DesignBuild projects offer a wide range of perspectives: they connect ivory towers and construction sites, CAD drawing programmes and circular saws, students and non-universitarian collaborators. They operate in the field of tension where practical experience, research and teaching meet. Against this backdrop, DesignBuild_joint perspectives focuses on a collective reflection on DesignBuild as a method of architectural education through the eyes of two main actors: instructors AND students.