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Spread across over 60 cities, our team is a global collective of urban experts in design, architecture, engineering, civil, transportation, urban geography, real estate, landscape, communications, software development and so much more. These are the people defining the cities of tomorrow.

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Bini Saha

Associate | Manager, Architecture
Toronto, ON

Bini Saha
#Associate | Manager, Architecture# #All# #Architecture# #High Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Living+# #Residential# ## #Project / Programme Management#
Toronto, Ontario,
www.linkedin.com/in/bini-saha-649b6323
Bini is a Registered Architect in Ontario with 20+ years of experience in project management and delivery. She holds a Master’s degree from Carleton University. Over the years, she has built an extensive portfolio working on large, multi-stakeholder, big-budget projects in Canada, the UAE and India. Bini believes in an inclusive approach whether it has to do with successfully solving complex architectural problems, meeting client needs or managing high-quality deliverables. Expertise: Strategic leadership Stakeholder management Architecture – Management and Project Delivery Design Development Working Drawings Construction Documents Construction Contract Admin
#North America#
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Joshua Dawson

Narrative Visualization Specialist
Los Angeles, CA

Joshua Dawson
#Narrative Visualization Specialist# #Active Transportation# #Transportation# ## #Advanced Traffic Management System# #Transportation# #ATMS# ## #All# #Architecture# #BIM & 3D Visualization# #Design Technology# #Light Rail Transit# #Transportation# #LRT# ## #Research & Development# #Smart Cities# #Transit Technology# #Transportation# #ITS# #Intelligent Transportation Systems# ## #Transportation# #Water / Wastewater# #Industrial# ##
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuaadawson/
Joshua Ashish Dawson is an Indian-born, award-winning filmmaker & designer based in Los Angeles. He received a Master’s in Advanced Architectural Studies from the University of Southern California, where he was the recipient of the S. Kenneth Johnson Memorial Scholarship and a Gesundheit traveling fellow. He trained under Pritzker Prize-winning architect Balkrishna Doshi as well as Hollywood production designer Alex McDowell, founder of the World Building Institute at USC. This combination has led him to explore world-building and storytelling as a speculative fiction tool for architecture, re-imagining the built environment through interdisciplinary design thinking and cinema. Joshua has been featured in both mainstream and architectural media, including Vice Motherboard, Close-Up Culture, ArchDaily, Director’s Notes, and Domus Italy. His work has been screened at the Garden of Australian Dreams at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra, as well as renowned film festivals across the world. Joshua was the recipient of the 2019 Jury Prize at the Academy Award-qualifying Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose.
#North America#
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David Thom

President
Vancouver, BC

David Thom
#President# #All# #Architecture# #Board Member# #Executive# #Senior Management# ## #Senior Management#
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
David Thom is President of IBI Group Inc. and IBI Group, responsible for providing executive leadership with a particular focus on managing and leading the firm’s multidisciplinary teams of professionals. He specializes in the planning and design of complex projects that integrate planning, architecture and transportation. He has had senior responsibility for many major urban development projects across Canada, in the United States and internationally, including public / private partnerships and private finance initiatives. Mr. Thom joined the firm in 1975 after receiving his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Toronto. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC).
#North America#
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Salim Kumar Narayanan

Director | Sr. Practice Lead, Architecture
Vancouver, BC

Salim Kumar Narayanan
#Director | Sr. Practice Lead, Architecture# #All# #Architecture# #Community / Recreational Facilities# #Institution# #Civic & Government# ## #Healthcare+# #Healthcare# ## #High Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Hospitality# #Commercial# ## #Hotels & Resorts# #Commercial# #Hospitality# ## #Industrial# #Leader# #Mixed Use# #Commercial# ## #Office# #Commercial# ## #Project / Programme Management# #Residential# #Retail# #Commercial# ## #Transit Facilities# #Transportation# ## #Transportation#
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Salim Narayanan has over 25 years of experience in various capacities ranging from Senior Project Manager to Designer in architecture for projects in Canada, USA, Middle East and India. He is skilled in developing design concepts, construction documentation, contract administration, and liaising with consultants, construction companies, city authorities, and clients. His experience in North America primarily includes mixed-use high-rise residential buildings. His previous experience also includes residential and office towers, commercial complexes, hotel and resort projects, institutional and healthcare facilities, sports/multi-purpose halls, movie theatres, industrial buildings, transit centers, housing complexes, luxury palaces, and grand houses. Salim has a keen interest in integrating technology, detailing, and functional design.
#North America#
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Leslie Young

Director | Managing Principal
Los Angeles, CA

Leslie Young
#Director | Managing Principal # #All# #Architecture# #Civic & Government# #Institution# ## #Education# #School# ## #Higher Education# #School# #Education# ## #Land Use Planning# #Placemaking# #Planning & Urban Design# ## #Leader# #Living+# #Residential# ## #Mixed Use# #Commercial# ## #Office# #Commercial# ## #Office Lead# #Strategic Planning# #Transportation#
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-young-b6324b5/
As Director, Managing Principal, Leslie will help develop a diversified and strategically aligned portfolio of work that emphasizes partnerships and innovation in the United States. With over two decades of experience in architecture, she maintains a passion for ensuring design excellence and brand management while leveraging the firm’s global expertise. As a former President of the USC Architectural Guild, Leslie is an active leader within the Southern California design community, and currently participates as an Advisory Board Member of Urban Land Institute, Los Angeles District Council, and is Co-Chair of the ULI-LA Mobility Committee. She is a LEED-accredited professional and a Certified Development, Design & Construction Professional of the International Council of Shopping Centers.
#North America# #Pacific West#
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Welland Sin

Associate Director | Practice Lead, Architecture
Toronto, ON

Welland Sin
#Associate Director | Practice Lead, Architecture# #All# #Architecture# #Bus Rapid Transit# #Transportation# #BRT# ## #Light Rail Transit# #Transportation# #LRT# ## #Mobility Hub# #Transportation# ## #Mobility+# #Transportation# ## #Rail# #Transportation# ## #Subject Matter Expert# #Transit Facilities# #Transportation# ##
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Welland is an architect with over 10 years of experience in major public transportation projects. Prior to joining IBI Group, Welland gained a diverse background in architecture, graduating from McGill University and working at firms in both Toronto and Montreal. Within IBI Group’s Transit Architecture Studio, Welland has played a key role on projects in Israel, Canada and the United States. Working in both the Tel Aviv and Toronto offices has given Welland a global perspective on the practice, gaining firsthand experience with unique design constraints and diverse construction methods. With local experience in multiple jurisdictions, Welland applies his skills as a team leader and designer to all phases of the project.
#North America#
Ian Collings

Associate | Manager, Environmental Solutions
Vancouver, BC

Ian Collings
#Associate | Manager, Environmental Solutions# #Airports# #Transportation# ## #All# #Bridges, Roads & Highways# #Transportation# ## #Brownfield Development# #Development Engineering# ## #Civic & Government# #Institution# ## #Commercial# #Design Build# #Environmental Assessment# #Development Engineering# ## #Heritage / Historic Preservation# #High Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Hotels & Resorts# #Commercial# #Hospitality# ## #Indigenous Engagement and Relations# #Industrial# #Infill Development# #Low Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Sustainability & Environmental Management# #Green# ##
Vancouver, British Columbia,
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-collings-4959228/
Ian Collings is a Registered Professional Chemist with the Association of the Chemical Profession of British Columbia (ACPBC) and is also a charted Chemist with the Royal Society of Chemistry.  Ian has more than 30 years of experience working as a laboratory chemist, laboratory manager and private and public sector consultant involved in the assessment and remediation of contaminated sites. Ian focuses on providing consulting services to First Nation communities, assisting Nations throughout British Columbia to assess the environmental condition of their lands under the Federal First Nations Land Management Act. 
#North America#
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Mac Gong

Associate | Manager, Placemaking
Vancouver, BC

Mac Gong
#Associate | Manager, Placemaking# #All# #Architecture# #High Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Master Planning# #Placemaking# #Planning & Urban Design# ## #Mid Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Mixed Use# #Commercial# ## #Placemaking# #Planning & Urban Design# #Placemaking# ## #Policy & Design Guidelines# #Project / Programme Management# #Research & Development# #Residential#
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Mac Gong is a senior urban designer and a registered architect in China coordinating design work between our residential high-rise and placemaking practices. He specializes in large mixed-use and business/industrial master plans and design guidelines which require a deep understanding of how buildings and cities work. He has worked on complex assignments in Canada, China, and the Middle East, and has dozens of private development rezoning projects in the Lower Mainland to his credit. As a bridge between different disciplines, Mac is well-attuned to producing building massing schemes that fit urban policy, maximize developer expectations, ensure circulation access, and produce high-quality integration to the broader urban realm.
#North America#
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Elizabeth Vieweg

Associate Director | Practice Lead, Intelligent Systems
Toronto, ON

Elizabeth Vieweg
#Associate Director | Practice Lead, Intelligent Systems# #All# #Civic & Government# #Institution# ## #Landmark Events# #Special Events# ## #Operations# #Planning & Urban Design# #Placemaking# ## #Project / Programme Management# #Public Outreach# #Strategic Planning# #Subject Matter Expert# #Transportation#
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Elizabeth Vieweg is a passionate, goal-oriented leader with 20 years of experience managing multiple portfolio events in fast-paced national and international Games environments. This is bolstered by additional experience as a senior manager in the sport, arts and health sectors. Elizabeth is also a skilled negotiator, collaborator and integrator with diverse groups of stakeholders, including municipal and provincial levels of government, community leaders, First Nations, facility/venue owners, games host societies, senior management, and volunteers.
#North America#
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Caz Thomson

Studio Associate Director
Glasgow, UK

Caz Thomson
#Studio Associate Director# #All# #Leader# #Policy & Design Guidelines# #Project / Programme Management# #Software as a Service# #SaaS# ## #Strategic Planning# #Systems# #Systems Integration# #Systems# ## #Transportation# #UK Regional#
Glasgow, United Kingdom,
Caz Thomson has 20 years of commercial experience in systems architecture design and full lifecycle development within many disciplines, ranging from utilities management, through medical insurance to manufacturing and transportation systems. Caz has excellent technical expertise in a number of development platforms and significant experience in requirements analysis, system design and architecture, the management of large development teams and the delivery of mobile, web and system development projects. Caz also architected IBI Group’s Software and System Development processes and procedures in the UK, using the Structured Systems Analysis and Design Methodology. She currently co-manages the UK Systems team, which now numbers some 20 developers and specialists.
#United Kingdom#
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Diego García

Architect & Urban Planner
Mexico City, MX

Diego García
#Architect & Urban Planner# #All# #Architecture# #Land Use Planning# #Placemaking# #Planning & Urban Design# ## #Living+# #Residential# ## #Master Planning# #Placemaking# #Planning & Urban Design# ## #Mixed Use# #Commercial# ## #Mobility Hub# #Transportation# ## #Mobility+# #Transportation# ## #Placemaking# #Planning & Urban Design# #Placemaking# ##
Mexico City, MX, Latin America
https://www.linkedin.com/in/arqurbdiegogarciaf/
Diego García is an Architect and Urban Planner with more than 11 years of experience, mainly in the branches of urban planning, project management, urban regulations, architectural regulations and design. Diego has a master’s degree in Urban Planning from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Barcelona TECH) and is a graduate of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Among the relevant projects in which Diego has participated are the Master Plan of the CETRAM Constitution of 1917, two master plans to the south of the Guatemala Metropolitan Area of more than 1,000 ha, the comprehensive project for a Transportation-Oriented Development (TOD) in Belo Horizonte, pre-feasibility study for a cable car in Mexico City, project review and regulatory engineering for two towers of more than 35 levels and 30,000 sq m of construction, and project review and regulatory engineering for a museum in a heritage building.
#Latin America#
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Tony Wai

Associate Director | Practice Lead, Architecture
Vancouver, BC

Tony Wai
#Associate Director | Practice Lead, Architecture# #All# #Architecture# #Community / Recreational Facilities# #Institution# #Civic & Government# ## #High Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Living+# #Residential# ## #Mixed Use# #Commercial# ## #Office# #Commercial# ## #Residential#
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Tony Wai has over ten years of experience working on award-winning projects built in cities across Canada. In his studies, he received a Master of Architecture degree at the University of British Columbia and a Bachelor of Arts and Science in Architectural and Visual Studies at the University of Toronto. He specializes in designing functional and efficient buildings, while challenging architectural standards to ensure that each project is unique and conceived through reason and dialog with the context. Tony designs buildings that address issues at the urban, building, and human scale. His portfolio is rich with different building types from award-winning single family homes to residential high-rises, offices, city halls, hospitals, museums, and community centres.
#North America#