Lionel Eid

Shaping real places, from streets to cities is the main driver for Lionel, who believes that every new development should contribute positively to the historical and physical fabric of a city. He champions research at the practice that supports these goals.

As an urban designer and planner, Lionel has developed industry expertise in design codes and tall building strategies having delivered many of these for Local Planning Authorities such as Ealing, Harrow, Hounslow and Elmbridge. He has advised the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on their review of the National Model Design Code and liaises with the Greater London Authority on emerging policies relating to tall buildings and local character.

Lionel trained at the Architectural Association and London School of Economics. He is the co-author of one of the practice's publications, Complex City, which received the Royal Town Planning Institute's Research Excellence Award. Recently, he has been a judge in the UK Research and Innovation Awards.

Lionel was part of the team that established our annual Citymakers conference. He regularly speaks at professional and academic conferences and has taught urban and architectural history at the Architectural Association and the Academy of Art in San Francisco.