IBI Group Inc. announced that arrangements have been made for the acquisition of the practice of Taylor Young Limited Architects and Master Planners within the IBI Group of Firms.
Taylor Young is a full services architectural practice including professional skills in urban planning and design and landscape architecture, based in Manchester, U.K., with offices in Liverpool and London. The firm has a strong reputation in the design of facilities in healthcare, education, housing, as well as urban planning/design and landscape design for a broad range of clients. The firm is highly experienced in sustainability of design integrated with such facilities. +
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