IBI Group
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| Public | |
| Traded as | : IBG |
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| Founded | 1974 |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Number of locations
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Canada, Caribbean, China, Greece, India, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, UAE, United Kingdom, United States |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Scott Stewart-CEO David Thom-President |
| CAD $9.46 million (2015) | |
| AUM | CAD $255 million (2015) |
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Number of employees
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2,400 (2016) |
| Website | www.ibigroup.com |
IBI Group Inc. is a Canadian-based international professional services company consulting in the fields of architecture, engineering, planning, landscape architecture, transportation, and technology. Founded in 1974 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, IBI Group provides professional consulting services around the world. Since 2011 it has been ranked as one of the largest architecture or architecture/engineering firms in the world: in 2011 it ranked 4th or 6th (depending on the methodology used); in 2016 it was ranked as the 8th largest architecture firm (with 836 fee-earning architects) by BD Online; and in 2016 its United States operations were ranked by Archdaily as the 13th largest architecture firm in the USA. As of 2016, it has over 2,400 employees and more than 60 offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. In 2016 its operations in Canada accounted for 60% of its workload, its US operations 20%, and the UK operations 15%.
The IBI Group was founded in Toronto by nine partners to provide professional planning and design services for urban development and transportation projects. The firm merged with Robbie/Young + Wright Architects Inc. to become Robbie Young + Wright / IBI Group Architects, with noted Toronto architect Rod Robbie as chairman emeritus. In 2004 the firm became a publicly-owned entity through the formation of the IBI Income Fund. In 2010 the Fund was converted to a corporation, IBI Group Inc.
The firm's name was derived from the last initials of its two founding principals, Neal Irwin and Phil Beinhaker. The firm has rebranded itself, stating the IBI stands for “Intelligence, Buildings, and Infrastructure.”
Since 2000 the firm has expanded through mergers and acquisitions of consulting firms in multiple locations. Some have been folded into the IBI Group brand and others have maintained a distinct identity. The major acquisitions below are listed in chronological order.
The Vancouver, BC office was formed through the 2005 merger of Hancock Bruckner, Eng + Wright; Lawrence Doyle Architects; and Young + Wright Architects.
In 2005 the Newmarket, Ontario-based architectural firm of Grey-Noble & Grey-Noble was acquired.
In 2008 the Toronto-based firm of Page+Steele Inc., Architects was acquired and operates as Page+Steele/IBI Group.
In 2009 the New York City-based firm of Gruzen Samton Architects, Planners & Interior Designers LLP was acquired. The firm was founded in 1936 and continues to operate as IBI Group - Gruzen Samton.
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