Mark Whitby

Mark Whitby, BSc, FICE, FREng, Hon FRIBA, (born 29 January 1950) is a British structural engineer, and a past President of the Institution of Civil Engineers (2001-2002). He co-founded the multi-disciplinary engineering practices Whitby & Bird (later known as whitbybird), Whitby & Mohajer Engineers (WME) in the UAE, and Whitby Wood in the UK. He was a British sprint canoeist, representing Great Britain at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 1000 m event.

Whitby was born in Ealing, West London, the third of the six children of architect George Whitby (1916-1973, McMorran & Whitby). He was educated at Ealing Grammar School for Boys (1961-1968), followed by undergraduate studies in engineering at King's College London (1969-1972).

After graduation, Whitby worked for consulting engineer Harris & Sutherland for a year, followed by four years on site for Sir Lindsay Parkinson/Sir John Fairclough (AMEC) and a period on site for civil engineering contractor John Howard and Co. Ltd. He then joined consulting engineer Buro Happold. A year or two later, he took up a position with Anthony Hunt & Associates. While there, he worked on a series of diverse projects, including the High Tech Patera Building System designed by British architect Michael Hopkins, Halley IV research station for the British Antarctic Survey, and a timber dome at Crestone, Colorado, USA, with architect Keith Critchlow. In 1982, he set up a London office for Leeds-based Robert T Horne & Partners.

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