Architecture · London, United Kingdom
PLP Architecture
PLP Architecture is a London-based studio of architects, designers and thinkers founded in 2009, with permanent studios in London, Singapore and Tokyo and 200+ staff. The practice combines a 30-year track record on landmark commercial, healthcare and residential schemes with the curiosity of a startup and an integrate…
Overview
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Key facts about the practice, its work and working life.
- Base
- London, United Kingdom
- Regions
- UK - England - City of LondonUK - England - Tower Hamlets
- Workplace
- On-site
- Sectors
- CommercialCulturalEducationHealthcareHospitalityMasterplanningMixed-UsePublic SectorResidentialRetailRetrofitScience & TechnologyTransportUrban DesignWorkplace
- Software
- GrasshopperRevitRhinoVectorworks
- Benefits
- Career DevelopmentContributory Pension SchemeCPD TrainingCycle To Work SchemeHealth Cash PlanHybrid WorkingInternational ProjectsLife InsuranceMentoringPrivate Dental InsurancePrivate Medical InsuranceSoftware Training
About
About PLP Architecture.
Founded in 2009 as Polisano Leventhal Partners by Lee Polisano (American, ex-KPF) and David Leventhal, PLP Architecture grew out of three decades of prior collaboration on major international commercial projects. The studio operates with the assurance of a long-established practice while maintaining a culture of curiosity and continuous research.
In 2015 PLP Labs was launched as an integrated research and strategy arm, examining emerging technologies, human behaviour and environmental challenges and translating insight into practical guidance for client projects. Today PLP runs permanent studios in London, Singapore and Tokyo, with a new Partner announced in Saudi Arabia in February 2026.
The London HQ at The White Chapel Building in Whitechapel was redesigned in 2025 as a working model for circular fit-out, with 92 per cent of materials reused or donated and 175.78 tonnes of CO2 diverted from landfill.
Co-founder David Leventhal stepped back from the board in July 2023, leaving Lee Polisano as sole active director and majority owner. The practice has been an AJ100 fixture for 14 consecutive years (2011-2024), peaking at rank 15 in 2018, with current rank 45 reflecting a post-pandemic compression in the commercial sector.
Culture
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PLP runs an on-site studio in The White Chapel Building with 37 nationalities and 45 languages across 200+ staff. Core benefits cover pension, private medical insurance, Bupa dental cover, life insurance, a medical cash plan, and a cycle to work scheme. Continuous learning is structured around mentoring, technical training, internal knowledge-sharing and digital learning platforms. The studio supports apprentices, work experience placements, and the PLP Gavin Eldred Memorial Scholarship with Newcastle University. The newly delivered circular fit-out of the London HQ reflects PLP's wider design ethos, with 92 per cent of materials reused or donated and a further 7 per cent recycled, diverting 175.78 tonnes of CO2 from landfill.
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- Website
- plparchitecture.com ↗
- Studio
- London, United Kingdom
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