At IBI Group we make cities. People give them life.

Designing for the future begins with listening to every voice at the table. IBI Group is delivering diverse, inclusive, technologically connected communities that put people first.

IBI Group Gets Green Light for £250m South Heywood Residential Development

Rochdale planning committee has approved a major hybrid planning application at South Heywood, which will provide 1000 new homes to South Heywood in Greater Manchester.

IBI Group Reappointed on Next Phase of NHS Healthy New Towns

IBI Group has announced its continued involvement in the Healthy New Towns programme working with the King’s Fund, who have been appointed by NHS England to help produce an official NHS guidance publication, which will be released in spring 2019.

IBI Design of 'The Maples' Shortlisted for RICS Awards

IBI Group-designed residential project The Maples in Sale, Manchester has been shortlisted for Regeneration Project of the Year in the upcoming 2018 Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) – North West Awards. The flagship scheme for Laurus Homes & Trafford Housing Trust is comprised of 34 residential apartments, five detached family homes, 1,000 sq. m. of commercial floor space, associated car parking, cycle storage, and landscaping.

Global reach. Local focus.

Spread across more than 60 global locations including 11 in the UK and Ireland, our team is an international assembly of experts in design, architecture, transportation, urban geography, real estate, landscape, software development and much more. We have a profound understanding of local markets and the capacity to create change across the globe.

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John Knape

Frameworks Director
Rochdale, UK

Guy Pearson

Studio Director
Manchester, UK

Paul Whittlestone

Global Director, IBI Healthcare+
London, UK

Grant Dickson

Studio Associate Director
Newark, UK

2,500 difference-makers and counting

These are the people delivering communities that put people first and defining the cities of tomorrow.

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We’re bridging the gap between design and technology

From wearable tech to machine learning, technology is changing the way we engage with our world – at the same time unlocking the potential of IBI’s core systems in delivering agile data-driven environments, and in managing the built environment in the age of the network.

Here’s how we’re creating change in UK

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Queen Elizabeth University & Royal Hospital For Children

Glasgow, UK

At 170,000 square metres, this ‘super hospital’ is not only one of the largest healthcare developments ever commissioned in the UK, providing over 1,300 beds and one of the largest emergency departments in Scotland, but also a bold addition to the Glasgow skyline and a catalyst for wider economic and social regeneration.

Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre

Cardiff, UK

Opened in the Spring of 2016, The Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC) is the second phase of the Science & Innovation Campus at Maindy Road: a new home for world-class research, bringing together experts in brain mapping and neuroscience inside a highly collaborative, energy-efficient environment. The project follows the completion of Phase 1; the IBI Group designed flagship Hadyn Ellis Building.

Trafford Waters

Manchester, UK

IBI Group is working with Peel Land and Property to deliver a new, high density community on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal. A genuine mixed use development with residential, employment, education and ancillary components, Trafford Waters will complement the wider Greater Manchester offer and create a significant boost for the economy.

Our Expertise

We are equipped to plan, design, and sustain the cities of tomorrow. We are holistically minded, design inspired, and technology driven.

Living+

Technology has drastically accelerated the pace of change in our lives - and our communities must evolve accordingly. By blending data and design, we're fostering smarter, more connected residential environments.

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Learning+

A new generation of minds is reshaping the way we approach education at all levels. We’re connecting pedagogy to design to deliver the best conditions for learning.

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Healthcare+

Medical science is helping us achieve longer, happier, healthily active lives. We’re finding new ways to put patients first, and transforming the way we think about ageing in place.

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Mobility+

A new mobile ecosystem is changing the way we interact with and move throughout our cities. We're tapping into new technologies and community intelligence to bring choice and comfort to the urban journey. We are enabling a connected future for cities and their residents.

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Working towards a Smart [er] City

When a single project brings together all our disciplines, we’re able to create truly future-forward developments.

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Our Key Services

It’s difficult to describe everything we do in a single page. But these are the core services that begin to define IBI Group.

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Architecture

With over 300 qualified architects, IBI Group is one of the world’s largest architectural practices.

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Systems

All over the world, cities rely on our leading edge systems and software to keep their communities moving in the right direction. We bring profound technology expertise to the interconnected Smart Cities of today and tomorrow.

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Planning & Urban Design

We are leaders in the process of shaping communities for the future. We’re designing for the next chapter of urban existence.

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Interiors

Through our designs, we can galvanise people to think, interact, and succeed at work, play and for life.

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Engineering

IBI Group has deep global experience in traditional engineering services that breathe life into all aspects of the constructed world - from buildings to systems and equipment. It's called engineering cities that work

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Landscape Architecture

Our award-winning landscape architecture practice is one of the largest in the world, integrating client-driven collaboration with responsible environmental design.

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