Iain and Hilary McIntosh graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee in 1995.
Before setting up their own practice Iain worked for Burnet Bell in Glasgow and Hilary worked for Keppie Design. They worked on a wide variety of projects both large and small including The Overgate Centre, Dundee, University of the West of Scotland Library in Paisley, Ninewells Hospital in Dundee and Queens Park Hospital in Blackburn.