Steve founded Webb Yates Engineers with Andy Yates in 2005.

Steve is interested in combining imagination with technical rigour to create artful structural designs. Since founding the company, he has led numerous multi-award-winning projects including 15 Clerkenwell Close, Kantor Centre of Excellence and The Hoover Building.

In 2020 Steve was awarded the Milne Medal, for challenging and redefining what is considered possible in structural design. 

He regularly teaches at the AA, RCA, and the Bartlett; and has written for industry magazines including BD and RIBAJ.