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The city is changing how we think about
community. In today’s world of choice,
technology is blurring the lines of where
we live, work, and play. At the forefront
of technology-driven design, IBI Group
is creating a new urban experience.
The new
currency
is time.
Our vision is to
create communities
that are resilient
and connected.
We don’t simply update the aesthetic of
an urban space; we help facilitate change
that delivers measurable benefits.
A healthy community is one that responds
to change.
We believe cities must be designed with
intelligent systems, sustainable buildings,
efficient infrastructure, and a human touch.
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ENRICHING QUALITY OF LIFE
We believe in design and technology’s
ability to increase quality of life. Today’s
spaces should encourage exploration,
and open paths to communication and
discovery. We design urban centres to
create spontaneous encounters within
common spaces.
CREATING RESILIENT COMMUNITIES
In an industry where new technologies are
constantly arising, the resilient community
will be comprised of flexible spaces that
can adapt to new, innovative concepts,
and shifting demographics.
DESIGNING LIFESTYLE CHOICES
We live in a fluid world. What was once deemed
suburban in the 20th century is now becoming
part of the urban fabric. City planning involves
an intimate understanding of how to create
choice for urban dwellers.
We foster diverse urban experiences
with technology-driven design.
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At IBI, we bridge
the gap between
design and
technology.
From ‘Fitbits’ to machine learning,
technology is changing how we engage
with the built environment and think
about living in the digital age.
WHAT’S THE + IN LIVING+?
We are living in the age of intelligent processes and
artificial neural networks. Designing for a future that
is connected, IBI’s intelligence practice focuses on
creating tangible solutions for Smart Cities.
By utilizing data already available in our city systems,
IBI connects the grid to a building. Moreover, we work
to connect the assets within the building to people.
With an expert knowledge of predictive analytics,
Software as a Service (SaaS), and information
exchange, we embed solutions into our designs
in order to create better urban experiences.
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Design is now
data-driven.
As design thinkers, architects
and planners have always engaged
in evidence-based design when
creating new spaces.
At IBI Group, we believe in focusing not just on
design, but on technology as well. For over 40 years,
our intelligence practice has created solutions that
work for cities. From software solutions to new
products, we believe in bringing systems thinking
to the forefront of design in order to make more
informed decisions. We know that predictive models
of behavioural data will allow us to design for good
and practical experiences throughout the lifecycle
of a home, a hotel, or any space.
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Great design impacts
quality of life.
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Mixed-Use: Creating
Diverse Environments
Properly conceived, strategically
placed, mixed-use developments
can serve as catalysts of
responsive change. Cities today
are expertly combining seemingly
disparate uses such as ‘big box
food stores’ and high-rise urban
residential units into single
developments. Hotels, office
spaces, retail centres, and
residential spaces are blurring
boundaries to create true urban
centres that promote growth
and vibrancy.
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Townhomes: Creating
a Sense of Community
in Urban Life
As cities mature, townhomes
increasingly represent an optimal
form of residential accommodation
for people who want a relationship
with grade and immediate access
to a private yard, and the community.
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Adaptive Re-Use:
Looking After the
Heartbeat of a City
The true test of good design is
being able to re-use and adapt
historic and landmark buildings.
With today’s rapid growth, being
able to transform facilities and
maintain their historical integrity,
all while filling a need of a local
community, illustrates the
resilience of a city.
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Mid-rise: Animating
the City
Once a predominant building type
within North American cities, the
benefits of mid-rise development
is being recognized again by city
planners. IBI understands that
mid-rise residential development
is key to bringing more variety
and pedestrian-friendliness
to cities.
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High-rise: Design to
Define the City Skyline
High-rise architecture, at its best,
offers the prospect of compact,
quality, maintenance-free living
close to downtown amenities and
convenient public transit. Most
high-rise buildings today are seen
as mixed-use, urban centres that
are active. High-rise buildings
are looking beyond traditional
mixed-use integration. Today’s
high-rise must blur the lines of
residential, retail, office, education,
and healthcare; essentially,
becoming microcosms of the
city itself.
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AN AFFORDABLE FUTURE
With the increase in urbanization, diverse and affordable living
options are crucial to the sustainable development of cities.
Good city-making involves planning for the future in a way
that is affordable and accessible.
FREEDOM TO MOVE: THE MOBILITY REVOLUTION
A great city is known for having multiple options in mobility.
Connection to transit, bike-shares, and car-shares has placed
a high level of importance on the freedom of choice for urban
dwellers that was not seen a decade ago. We’re moving beyond
the car culture of the 20th century, and into a new area of
consumer choice. Creating livable places that connect people
to the city in multiple ways is at the heart of good city planning.
THE INCLUSIVE CITY
Cities strive to be diverse hubs of creativity and innovation,
but they also must focus on inclusivity. The days of retiring in a
separate home away from city life are coming to an end. Thriving
adults entering into their golden years want to be a part of the
urban fabric. We understand this shift, and believe that the city
of the future is one that is truly intergenerational and inclusive,
allowing people to age in place.
We believe
communities
that thrive are
affordable,
mobile, and
inclusive.
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Smart design must adapt to unpredictable disruption in
a demand-driven, sharing-based economy. At IBI Group,
we’re looking at this disruption in a holistic way; embracing the
unknown and allowing data to help drive our decisions forward.
THE ACTIVE THIRD AGE: CREATING
CITIES THAT ENABLE ALL AGES
TO THRIVE
By 2050, studies show that over
25% of the world’s population
will be over the age of 65. The
population is ageing, living longer,
and expects better services. How
do we create healthier, smarter,
and more mobile cities? We’re
designing a future that enables
all ages to thrive. Through projects
such as our Healthy New Towns
work with the National Health
Society (NHS) in the UK, IBI is
blurring the lines of living and
healthcare to create healthy
neighbourhoods. In our recent
competition with the American
Association of Retired Persons
(AARP), IBI prototyped a new
type of home that allows people
to age in place.
THE SHARED ECONOMY: CHANGING
HOW WE LIVE, MOVE, AND PLAY
Mobile technology has leveled
the playing field for individuals to
participate in rental markets of
expensive goods and services (cars,
housing, music, staffing) previously
dominated by large companies.
New mobility services have reduced
the need for parking structures.
With housing costs up, many people
are sharing part of their home through
services like Airbnb. People are
looking for full experiences with their
products and services – experiences
that are convenient, interactive, varied,
personalized, and fun. IBI understands
the sharing economy and is adapting
to a new way of design in order to
drive change across the city.
Technology has accelerated the
pace at which change occurs.
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IBI TH!NK is responsible for
encouraging, capturing, and
developing the intellectual capital
vested in IBI Group’s projects,
people, and processes.
Infusing analytics and evidence-based design
into every project, our team is working to shape
the future of cities in a way that is progressive
and adaptable.
Invested
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Designing and planning ‘wellness’ in new communities is a complex and
intricate exercise. Visual-centred thinking still overwhelmingly dominates
the practice of today’s architectural design and urban planning. However,
we experience our environments in a multi-sensory way; it’s a complex system
of perception, memory, and consciousness. Architects, landscape designers,
and master planners must acknowledge and address all sensory factors
from the earliest stages of the design process in order to fully create an
environment that is healthy.
Healthy New Towns – In our work
with the NHS in the UK, IBI Group
is working to redefine a “healthy
new town.”
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URBAN WELLBEING
IBI’s newest concept for urban
wellbeing examines how urban
development can help support
housing delivery and the future
sustainability of healthcare
systems. Through an urban,
mixed-use, multi-generational
development, the community
concept promotes wellbeing
in a holistic manner. The concept
supports a community that is
active, sustained, independent,
and supported.
HEALTH HAUS
Health Haus is a research and
development piece by IBI that
seeks to examine how evidence-
based design housing solutions
can support wellbeing, and
play a pivotal role in supporting
sustainable healthcare systems.
Assembling a home from
pre-fabricated components,
Health Haus is a concept that
harnesses new, technological
developments, and positive
governmental initiatives. Seeking
to provide cultivable gardens,
access to natural light and
ventilation, the Health Haus
is a sustainable home that
promotes healthy living.
RE-DEFINING HOME: HOME TODAY,
HOME TOMORROW
With the senior population quickly
increasing, creating sustainable
and innovative living communities
that can enable aging-in-place has
become one of the main focuses
for designers today. At IBI, we
recognize this shift happening
across our cities.
In a recent challenge, three of our
architects participated in designing
a home that can grow with a family
as they age, and won first place
for their design concept. The home
had to be affordable, feasible, and
aesthetically-pleasing. The home
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‘Smart Cities’ are
already a reality.
IBI is using the grid to inform design. We
recognize that the future of our cities is in
harnessing the data we create every day
to make responsible choices for our world.
The development of healthier, more empowered communities
within a smart city creates a better work/life balance, with
more options for lifestyle choices.
The Smart City model offers a way to improve the quality of
city life through the incorporation of technology and intelligent
systems into the design of both the physical and human
infrastructure.
Drawing on our expertise in development, architecture,
urban planning, transportation, and intelligent systems
software, we are ideally placed to take a leading role in
the planning and delivery of the Smart Cities and healthy
communities of tomorrow.
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IBI Living+ is a centre of
excellence within IBI Group
focused on fostering urban
experiences with technology-
driven design.
IBI Group is a global team of dedicated and
experienced architects, engineers, planners,
designers, and technology professionals who
share a common desire – to help our clients
create livable, sustainable, and advanced
urban environments.
IBI has over 60 offices located in major urban
centres within North America, the Caribbean,
Europe, Middle East, and Asia.
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