Celebrating 175 years of the Chartered Institute of Building

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has been developing excellence and promoting the importance of the built environment for 175 years in To represent the influence its 40,000 international members have had on the global skyline since 1834, the CIOB has designed a special logo profiling some of the most iconic structures in the world. CIOB members have held leadership positions in every one of these projects. The buildings range from London’s Palace of Westminster, which CIOB founder member Sir Samuel Morton Peto Bt (1809–1889) helped to construct, to Beijing’s ‘Bird’s Nest’ National Stadium. The other landmarks included in the logo are Nelson’s Column, Tower Bridge, the Petronas Twin Towers, Sydney Opera House, One Canada Square, the Millennium Dome (now the O2) and the Shanghai World Financial Center. To find out more about the stories and people behind the logo and for further information about special activities planned for 2009, visit

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) started as a small but influential group of Victorian master builders in The Chartered Institute of Building, Ascot

This group of builders were remarkable in their achievements, working on some of our finest world-renowned landmarks and providing the Victorian landscape for much of Britain that we know and treasure today. Buckingham Palace, London

By the 1960s the ‘Institute of Building’ was firmly established. At the heart of this group was a determination that the work of the Institute should further the standards of the industry, rather than the interests of individuals. Houses of Parliament, London

The disciplines of building, construction and site management were at the centre of the Institute throughout the 1960s and 1970s, and our rooting in these disciplines is still at our core today. Canary Wharf, London

The publication of the ‘Building Management Notebook’ (1960s) was a seminal text for the industry and the introduction of diplomas and certificates in Site Management have significantly shaped the roles and competence of thousands of site supervisors and managers. Sydney Opera House, Australia

Best practice in construction management is celebrated through the Institute’s Construction Manager of the Year Awards, which have been identifying exemplar achievements in the industry since Nelson’s column, London

The standing, reputation and impact on the industry by the Institute were such that in 1980 we were awarded the Royal Charter to become the Chartered Institute of Building. Broadgate Centre, London

An extensive debate throughout the 1980s established project management as a client-oriented discipline. The CIOB’s Code of Practice for Project Management was first published in 1992, and is the premier guide for project management in the industry. Millennium Dome, London

Its wide - ranging impact extends as far as China, where the 2nd and 3rd editions of the code are valued by the industry there. Great Wall of China

Today the CIOB is a truly international organisation with over 40,000 members operating in more than 100 countries world-wide. Petronas Towers, Malaysia

The discipline of building, represents ‘management of construction processes’ – from the earliest inception of a project, through design and production to facilities management. Tower Bridge, London

Our members work in many different spheres of the industry and in many different roles. Together we seek to create a common set of values that underpin the professional and ethical needs of society, delivering services and products that create value across our broad membership and further a-field. London Central Mosque, London

This recognition of our achievements allows us to influence and further support the future of the global construction industry.