LBY Architects

Lyall Bills & Young

Architecture | Materplanning | Research

Our Philosophy

We rethink what’s possible, creating buildings that are innovative, enduring and deeply connected to place.

Our Expertise

Designing with expertise means balancing vision with precision, creating spaces that work beautifully today and evolve for tomorrow.

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Research & Development

Innovative approaches and deep expertise that drive genuine architectural advances.

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End-to-End Delivery

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

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GenZero Prototype Schools

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Sustainability

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

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Design & Technical Advisory

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

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Our Thinking

Where we open the door to studio life – ideas in progress, stories from the team, and a little of what makes LBY tick.

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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.

    Behind the Lens in Soho

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

    GenZero: From Research to Print

  • A mockup magazine spread open to show the GenZero Article in Premier Construction Magazine

    Premier Coverage for GenZero

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

    From Bus Station to Living Landmark

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

    Video: Inside LAE Tottenham

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Featured Projects

  • A landscaped outdoor area with a gravel pathway, surrounded by lush green plants and trees, with a building on one side and a pedestrian bridge in the background.

    GenZero Prototype Schools

    A blueprint for the future of sustainable schools

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • A modern residential street with townhouses on either side, small trees, and landscaped garden beds, under a clear blue sky.

    Moulton College Student Housing

    Living and learning in balance

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  • The Pudding Mill Pumping Station main building with cylindrical pink structures, a curved roof, and a tall blue-illuminated vertical tower top light shown at dusk on a dark blue clear sky.

    Pudding Mill Pumping Station

    Sustainable infrastructure meets public art

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