OLUBUNMI ILORI

Founder & Principal Architect / Partner (Johannesburg)

Bunmi llori is an Architect trained and graduated at the Birmingham school of Architecture in Birmingham, England from 1979-1986. After graduation he worked as a student Architect for the West Midlands Health Authority and later joined the student training office (STO) in Croydon with the Property Services Agency (PSA). He then worked for four years in London as Design Architect with McColl’s, Seifert International and S.K. Riddick and Partners. Later he joined the Chicago based Epstein International for two years as a Project Architect in charge of projects in Denmark and Spain. Before moving to South Africa to start his own business he worked for Femi Majekodunmi Architects (FMA) a Nigerian Based Firm in Botswana as a Project Architect. He is now Managing Director of (IDC Architects) based in South Africa with continental interest.

Project Experience Prior to IDC
Before forming IDC Architects Mr. Ilori gained extensive experience on the following major projects:
- Design And Management Of 33 Townhouses For The Members Of Parliament – Botswana.
- Brief, Formation, Master Plan, And Feasibility Study For The Proposed Botswana National Library – Botswana.
- Design And Project Management Matters On Various Hotel Developments For Whitbread Ltd. – England.
- Concept Design Of The New Regional Distribution Warehouse For F.D.B. – Denmark.
- Final Design And Production Information On The Doncaster Prison Development, Doncaster- England.
- Conceptual Design For The Merry Hill Shopping Centre, Birmingham – England.
- Project Architect And Construction On The Development Of 3 Townhouses, And On Various Aspects Of The London Dockland Arena Project – England.
- Involved In The Development Of A Hospital In Rowley Regis – England.
- Design And Construction Of T.G.I Friday Restaurants In Spain And England For Whitbread Properties.
- Design And Construction Of Travel Inn Hotels In England For Whitbread Properties.
Project Experience at IDC
Since 1992 Mr. Ilori gained extensive experience on the following major projects:
- Design And Construction Of Vukuzenzele Special School, Bizana, A School For Disabled Students – Transkei. South Africa
- Design And Construction Of Roman Catholic Church, Southernwood, Umtata, Fully Documented, Construction During 1994 – Transkei.
- Design And Construction Of Nompumalanga Special School, Bizana, A School For Disabled Students – Transkei. South Africa
- Design And Construction Of Transido Mini Factories, Namaqwe, A Facility For Small Businesses, Completed In 1994 – Transkei. South Africa
- Umtata, A Shopping And Office Complex, Completed In 1994 – Transkei. South Africa
- Design And Construction Of Primary Health Centre And Offices – Butterworth. South Africa
- Design And Construction Of Eskom Sunilaws Office Park Development, Beacon Bay, East London, South Africa
- Design And Construction Of Centani Place Of Safety For The Department Of Public Works – Centani, South Africa
- Design And Construction Of ECDC Headquarters Office Park Development, Ocean Terrace.East London, South Africa
- Design And Construction Of Excel Filling Stations For The Alliance Property Group. South Africa
- Concept Design Of The Daimler Chrysler Showroom In Umtata And Kokstad. South Africa
- Upgrade And Extensions To The South African Reserve Bank, East London. South Africa
- Design And Construction Of Mhlontlo Municipality Offices – Qumbu. South Africa
- New Amathole District Municipality Offices – East London. South Africa
- National Gallery And Related Cultural Projects In Abuja, Nigeria
- Feasibility For A New Ethanol Plant In Craddock, South Africa.
- Winning Bid For A Casino And Hotel Complex With Peermont Global Resorts In Mthatha, South Africa.
- Winning Bid For A Shopping Complex Site And Development In Mthatha, South Africa.
- Design And Construction Of A Diamond Processing Factory, East London, South Africa
- Design And Construction Of A Dairy Factory, East London, South Africa
- Design And Construction Of Upgrade And Extensions To The Existing Airport And New Car Rental Facility In East London, South Africa.
- Runner Up Design Competition Bid For The New 2010 Fifa World Cup Stadium In Durban, South Africa.
- Feasibility For A New “Royal City” Commercial Complex In Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
- Design And Construction Of Hospital Complex Designs For The Mthatha And Frontier Hospitals In The Eastern Cape, South Africa.
- Design And Feasibility Study For A 5 Star Hotel In Juba, Southern Sudan
- Design And Feasibility Study For A New National Art Gallery In Abuja, Nigeria.
- Design And Feasibility Study For A New Raddison Hotel In Abuja, Nigeria.
- Concept Design Of A Boutique Hotel In Mthatha, South Africa
- Concept Design For An African Village In Abuja , Nigeria.
- Concept Design For The Headquarters Of The New Joule Electric Car Factory In East London. South Africa
- Masterplan, Heritage Concept Plans And Amphitheatre Construction Of Mr J.L. Dube ( Founder Of The ANC) Memorial Precinct, Inanda, South Africa.
- Masterplan, Heritage Concept Plans And Homestead Construction Of Mr O.R. Tambo (Former President Of The ANC) Memorial Precinct, Bizana, South Africa.
- Technical PPP Transaction Adviser For The Pre-Feasibility Of The New Bhisho Provisional Office Headquarters- Bhisho, South Africa
- Technical PPP Transaction Adviser For The Feasibility Of The New Amathole District Municipal Office Headquarters- East London, South Africa
- Team Leader PPP Transaction Adviser For The Feasibility Of The Mixed-Use Kempton Park Ekurhuleni Office Precinct – Johannesburg, South Africa
- Team Leader PPP Transaction Adviser For The Feasibility Of The Mixed-Use Knowledge Centre At The Germiston Ekurhuleni Office Headquarters
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Design Of The New Ekurhuleni Hospitality School Hotel Facility Building, Kempton Park, South Africa
- Technical PPP Transaction Adviser For The Pre-Feasibility Of The Upgrade And Re-Development Of Latimers Landing Harbour Project- East London, South Africa
- Technical PPP Transaction Adviser For The Pre-Feasibility Of The Upgrade And Re-Development Of Signal Hill And Existing Container Terminal Project- East London, South Africa
- Concept Design For Mixed-Use Lorenzo Towers In Lagos, Nigeria.
- Concept Design For Eko Atlantic Twin Tower Apartments In Lagos, Nigeria
- Design And Masterplan For New Students Village At The University Of Limpopo, Polokwane, South Africa.
- Design And Construction Of Several South African Government Schools Under The ASIDI And Public Works Programmes In Limpopo, Eastern Cape and Gauteng Provinces, South Africa.