IBI Group was founded in 1974 and is a leading, international, multi-disciplinary provider of a broad range of professional services focused on the physical development of cities. IBI’s business is concentrated in four main areas of development: Urban Land, Facilities, Transportation and Systems. The professional services provided by IBI include planning, design, implementation, analysis of operations and other consulting services related to these four main areas of development.
IBI’s professionals have a broad range of academic backgrounds and experience in urban design and planning, architecture, civil engineering, transportation engineering, traffic engineering, systems engineering, urban geography, real estate analysis, landscape architecture, communications engineering, software development and many other areas of expertise, all contributing to the four areas in which IBI practices.
The firm’s clients include national, provincial, state and local government agencies and public institutions, as well as leading companies in real estate building, land and infrastructure development, transportation and the communications industries and in other business areas. IBI provides these services in major cities across Canada, the United States and western Europe, as well as in other international cities.
As part of IBI’s ongoing growth strategy, the following firms have recently been acquired and integrated within IBI Group:
- February 1, 2008
Piranha Tendances
Montreal based consultants with a focus on strategy, communications, market research and branding of facilities, products and services.
- January 31, 2008
Young + Wright Architects Inc., now Young + Wright / IBI Group Architects in Toronto
Robbie / Young + Wright Architects Inc., now Robbie / Young + Wright / IBI Group Architects in Toronto
Doyle / Young + Wright Architects Inc., now IBI / HB Architects in Vancouver
Broad architectural practice comprising institutional buildings for education, community facilities, retail, entertainment and sports, work place and residential facilities.
- December 20, 2007
Landplan Associates
A Landscape Architecture and Urban Design practice in Calgary, Alberta.
- November 29, 2007
Bearsch Compeau Knudson, Architects & Engineers, PC
A full service architectural, engineering, site design, and construction management firm located in Binghamton, New York.
- October 29, 2007
Planning & Engineering Initiatives Ltd.
Multi-disciplinary team of Professional Planners, Engineers and Landscape Architects in Ontario.
- May 3, 2007
RMPK Group, Inc.
Multi-disciplinary consulting firm practicing Urban Planning & Design, and Landscape Architecture in Florida.
- September 05, 2006
Scharf & Associates, Inc.
Architects and Planners of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. - September 05, 2006
Thomas Blurock Architects, Inc. now IBI/Blurock
Specializing in architectural practice for a diverse range of educational facilities southern California. - July 21, 2006
Tomasino & Associates, Inc.
Consulting Engineers and Surveyors of Tampa, Florida. - January 18, 2006
Daniel Arbour & Associates SENC
Providing urban and regional planning, design, and other professional services.
- September 01, 2005
Hancock, Brückner, Eng + Wright, now IBI / HB Architects
Specializing in high-rise residential architecture.
- August 31, 2005
Grey-Noble & Grey-Noble Architects, now IBI Group
Specializing in educational facilities design.
- August 31, 2004
Marshall Cummings, now MC / IBI
Interior Design Consultants.
- August 31, 2004
CCL Consultants Inc. now IBI Group
Florida-based civil engineering consulting practice.
- August 31, 2004
Cumming Cockburn Limited, now IBI Group
Southern Ontario-based civil engineering consulting practice.