Thiago Augusto Ferreira Lisboa, Assoc. AIA, was born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil. After graduating from High School he moved to New York to start his architectural career. By graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Architectural Design from Parsons School of Design he had the opportunity to develop his inventiveness through trials and errors, iterations and discoveries, but always with the rigorous education and quality that the University is known for. During his Junior Year, he studied abroad in Rome at the Pantheon Institute. It was a huge contribution not only to his studies, but also to the way he designs and creates. It made him realize that architecture is way more than just buildings. It is also about preserving historical monuments while creating contrast between ages and periods.

Moving ahead, he decided to pursue his Master of Architecture and his architecture license. By studying at the USC School of Architecture he believes the education he got is the one he wants to work with. Experimentation and innovation are the two words he would like to be associated with when designing. He had great potential to develop ideas with lots of opportunities for new perspectives and different approaches to solve problems.

Alongside architecture, other passions include painting large canvases with various mediums, playing the piano and composing music pieces, graphic design and branding for small businesses, and cooking and baking recipes for friends and family.

StudioYBY was founded as a means of sharing Thiago’s work. From student design to professional comissions and personal hobbies, everything reflects an ever-evolving style. Simplicity, objectivity and elegancy combined with sustainability and ecological awareness guide his lines of thought.

With his mindset always well-grounded it was appropriate to relate his lifestyle to his professional career. The word yby in Native Brazilian (Tupi Guarani) means earth or surface where one steps on. An homage to the indigenous culture of his country that always reminds him of how serious his work should be.