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LBY Architects

Lyall Bills & Young

Architecture shaped by research and place.

LBY Architects is a London-based practice working across housing, education and civic projects. Our work combines research-led thinking with a careful response to context, creating buildings that contribute positively to the places they inhabit.

Our Expertise

Combining vision with precision, we shape buildings that respond thoughtfully to their context and remain resilient over time.

Innovative approaches and deep expertise that drive genuine architectural advances.

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Research & Development

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Comprehensive support at every stage, from initial concept through to completed project.

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End-to-End Delivery

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Design & Technical Advisory

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Expert strategic guidance and technical insight to improve your project outcomes.

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Sustainability

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Creating responsible architecture that adapts, endures, and respects the environment

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Featured Projects

A selection of recent projects that reflect our approach to context, collaboration and carefully considered design.

  • A modern building with dark and beige exterior walls and large windows, next to an older brick building with arched windows and a tree, on a city street with pedestrians.

    Goldsmiths Centre, Eagles Court

    Forging the future of craftsmanship and design

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  • People walking and socializing in an urban plaza at dusk, with a modern multi-story building and a colorful, illuminated structure in the background.

    Mountbatten House, Chatham

    A brutalist icon reimagined

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  • Modern office space with a seating area, indoor plants, and people walking near a glass-walled conference room or office.

    London Academy of Excellence, Tottenham

    Reimagining learning spaces with minimal environmental impact

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  • Two women practicing yoga or stretching on a staircase indoors with modern lighting and architecture.

    Jerwood Dance House, Ipswich

    Celebrating culture on the waterfront

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  • Cityscape with modern high-rise and mid-rise buildings along the river in Ipswich, with the white building of Cranfields Mill standing out on the left, under a blue sky.

    Cransfields Mill, Ipswich

    An award-winning landmark waterfront revival

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  • Inside Education Sandpit building, an empty room with wooden walls and floor, large window and door showing an outdoor landscape, and wooden beams on ceiling.

    DfE/MTC Education Sandpit Research Project

    Prototype learning spaces, built for testing and transformation

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Our Thinking

Opening the door to ideas in progress, studio insights and the thinking behind our work.

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  • The LBY Architects Team, a group of seven people standing and sitting – posing to the camera – on stairs outside a teal-coloured building with a white door and a vent.

    A New Chapter in Soho

    A portrait of the team behind LBY Architect

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  • Two Tablet iPad Mockups with video stills from the Tottenham YouTube video showing students inside the London Academy of Excellence in Tottenham

    Inside LAE Tottenham

    A glimpse into LAE’s impact – direct from the people who know it best.

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  • A hand flipping through the final printed GenZero brochure. on a dark surface.

    GenZero: From Research to Print

    A tactile introduction to future school design and low-carbon thinking.

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  • People walking and socialising in an urban plaza at dusk, with a modern multi-story building and a colorful, illuminated structure in the background.

    Giving Existing Structures a New Life

    Reimagining Mountbatten House and the value of adapting what already exists.

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  • A man quietly reading a book sat at the far end of a room with wide windows in front of him looking out onto a wall and trees – an orange pendant lamp hangs above his head

    What Makes a Place Feel Considered?

    Neil Young reflects on the quieter decisions that shape how places feel over time.

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  • A closeup of John drawing in his sketchbook a building scene mockup with pens around him and a Orange mug of Coffee to his side

    Drawing as a Way of Thinking

    John Lyall reflects on sketching, observation and the role of drawing within the architectural process.

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