Giants 300 Science & Technology Report

Students work in the undergraduate chemistry classroom, in the University of Rochester’s Hutchison Hall, a structure originally built in the 1960s.

Constructed in three months at a cost of $1.5 million, the 2,265-sf laboratory is a prototype for future development at the university. According to Joseph Dinnocenzo, professor of chemistry at the University of Rochester, the lab was designed to bring together the three phases of experimental work: design, execution, and analysis.

TOP 25 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SECTOR ARCHITECTURE FIRMS

Rank	Company	2011 Science & Technology Revenue ($)
1	HDR Architecture	60,900,000
2	Perkins+Will	54,976,710
3	HOK	39,049,209
4	Flad Architects	35,280,000
5	SmithGroupJJR	31,200,000
6	Payette	17,207,046
7	Ballinger	10,940,133
8	EwingCole	10,000,000
9	S/L/A/M Collaborative, The	7,895,193
10	NBBJ	7,394,000
11	PageSoutherlandPage	7,038,000
12	BSA LifeStructures	6,339,395
13	Ennead Architects	5,890,000
14	Gensler	4,100,000
15	Harley Ellis Devereaux	3,600,000
16	OZ Architecture	3,006,974
17	Wight & Company	2,959,100
18	ZGF Architects	2,781,476
19	Ware Malcomb	2,264,000
20	Kirksey Architecture	2,108,182
21	Reynolds, Smith and Hills	2,100,000
22	Lord, Aeck & Sargent	1,445,819
23	Perkins Eastman	1,300,000
24	SMMA\|Symmes Maini & McKee Associates	1,217,481
25	IBI Group	1,206,499

TOP 25 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SECTOR ENGINEERING FIRMS

Rank	Company	2011 Science & Technology Revenue ($)
1	Jacobs	692,920,000
2	M+W U.S.	105,132,043
3	Stantec	42,300,000
4	Affiliated Engineers	14,482,000
5	Middough	12,500,000
6	URS Corp.	11,485,000
7	Bard, Rao + Athanas Consulting Engineers	10,000,000
8	R.G. Vanderweil Engineers	8,231,300
9	Merrick & Co.	6,150,000
10	Bergmann Associates	5,300,000
11	RMF Engineering	4,500,000
12	WSP USA	4,200,000
13	Smith Seckman Reid	4,070,000
14	Clark Nexsen	4,046,032
15	STV	3,082,000
16	SSOE Group	3,043,000
17	Thornton Tomasetti	1,792,193
18	ccrd partners	1,250,000
19	RMH Group, Inc., The	1,192,171
20	RDK Engineers	1,092,000
21	Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates	1,037,000
22	KPFF Consulting Engineers	1,000,000
23	AKF Group	1,000,000
24	Paulus, Sokolowski and Sartor	1,000,000
25	Karpinski Engineering	868,947

TOP 25 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SECTOR CONSTRUCTION FIRMS

Rank	Company	2011 Science & Technology Revenue ($)
1	Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, The	704,586,928
2	Jacobs	692,920,000
3	Turner Corporation, The	270,000,000
4	DPR Construction	260,132,313
5	Manhattan Construction Group	203,632,000
6	JE Dunn Construction	147,553,307
7	Lend Lease	135,276,349
8	Structure Tone	105,970,000
9	Tutor Perini	68,084,000
10	Layton Construction	45,300,000
11	E.W. Howell Co.	43,137,000
12	McCarthy Holdings	41,000,000
13	Weitz Company, The	39,314,126
14	Messer Construction Co.	28,777,706
15	Coakley & Williams Construction	22,023,492
16	Flintco	20,800,000
17	Gilbane Building	17,822,000
18	Choate Construction	15,422,770
19	S. M. Wilson & Co.	12,268,944
20	Linbeck Group	12,000,000
21	URS Corp.	11,485,000
22	CORE Construction	8,242,587
23	McShane Companies, The	8,000,000
24	Yates Companies, Inc., The	4,000,000
25	Kraus-Anderson Construction	3,000,000

An interesting experiment is taking place in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, where, for the last year or so, its 430,000 residents have been able to ride the city’s transit lines practically for free. City officials hope to pump up ridership by 20%, cut carbon emissions, and give low-income Tallinnites greater access to job opportunities. But is it working?

| Mar 26, 2014

Callison launches sustainable design tool with 84 proven strategies

Hybrid ventilation, nighttime cooling, and fuel cell technology are among the dozens of sustainable design techniques profiled by Callison on its new website, Matrix.Callison.com.

Hadid calls the plaza a "green oasis" in the midst of the urban Dongdaemun distr

| Mar 26, 2014

Zaha Hadid's glimmering 'cultural hub of Seoul' opens with fashion, flair [slideshow]

The new space, the Dongdaemun Design Plaza, is a blend of park and cultural spaces meant for the public to enjoy.

| Mar 26, 2014

First look: Lockheed Martin opens Advanced Materials and Thermal Sciences Center in Palo Alto

The facility will host advanced R&D in emerging technology areas like 3D printing, energetics, thermal sciences, and nanotechnology.

Sydney's new Goods Line will be built in two stages, the first of which is set t

| Mar 25, 2014

Sydney breaks ground on its version of the High Line elevated park [slideshow]

The 500-meter-long park will feature bike paths, study pods, and outdoor workspaces.

Johns Hopkins chooses SLENDERWALL for a critical medical facility reconstruction

After decades of wear, the hand-laid brick envelope of the Johns Hopkins nine-story Nelson/Harvey inpatient facility began failing. SLENDERWALL met the requirements for renovation.

| Mar 25, 2014

World's tallest towers: Adrian Smith, Gordon Gill discuss designing Burj Khalifa, Kingdom Tower

The design duo discusses the founding of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architects and the design of the next world's tallest, Kingdom Tower, which will top the Burj Khalifa by as much as a kilometer.

Shigeru Ban. Photo by Shigeru Ban Architects

| Mar 24, 2014

Shigeru Ban receives 2014 Pritzker Architecture Prize

Shigeru Ban, a Tokyo-born, 56-year-old architect with offices in Tokyo, Paris, and New York, is rare in the field of architecture. He designs elegant, innovative work for private clients, and uses the same inventive and resourceful design approach for his extensive humanitarian efforts.