PBK, DLR Group, Huckabee, and Stantec head the ranking of the nation's largest K-12 school sector architecture and architecture/engineering (AE) firms for 2022, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2022 Giants 400 Report.
| Top 160 K-12 School Architecture + AE Firms for 2022 - BD+C Giants 400 Rankings | ||
| FIRM | 2021 REVENUE | |
| 1 | PBK* | $144,801,600 |
| 2 | DLR Group | $108,550,000 |
| 3 | Huckabee | $77,300,000 |
| 4 | Stantec | $69,480,584 |
| 5 | VLK Architects | $57,370,200 |
| 6 | Wold Architects and Engineers | $41,016,000 |
| 7 | LPA | $37,586,926 |
| 8 | Perkins and Will | $36,428,810 |
| 9 | Perkins Eastman | $32,195,800 |
| 10 | Corgan | $31,898,511 |
| 11 | GMB Architecture + Engineering | $27,285,903 |
| 12 | Symmes Maini & McKee Associates (SMMA) | $27,102,000 |
| 13 | Quattrocchi Kwok Architects | $25,400,000 |
| 14 | Zyscovich | $25,020,000 |
| 15 | HMC Architects | $24,684,723 |
| 16 | Hollis + Miller Architects | $21,021,880 |
| 17 | Parkhill | $21,016,467 |
| 18 | Hord Coplan Macht | $20,506,952 |
| 19 | Fanning Howey | $20,200,000 |
| 20 | EUA | $18,865,000 |
| 21 | HED | $18,305,393 |
| 22 | LS3P Associates | $17,976,882 |
| 23 | FGM Architects | $17,715,040 |
| 24 | TowerPinkster | $17,270,000 |
| 25 | CPL Architecture, Engineering, Planning | $17,178,864 |
| 26 | SHP | $17,159,009 |
| 27 | HMFH Architects | $17,154,656 |
| 28 | Bray Associates Architects | $15,554,843 |
| 29 | Pfluger Architects | $13,628,386 |
| 30 | Moseley Architects | $12,505,322 |
| 31 | Spiezle Architectural Group | $12,407,000 |
| 32 | SLAM Collaborative, The | $12,187,158 |
| 33 | RRMM Architects | $12,002,375 |
| 34 | BCA Architects & Engineers | $12,000,000 |
| 35 | STR Partners | $11,879,424 |
| 36 | Cuningham | $11,872,693 |
| 37 | CSArch | $11,695,772 |
| 38 | Moody Nolan | $11,601,465 |
| 39 | CSO Architects | $11,299,070 |
| 40 | Grimm + Parker Architects | $11,241,874 |
| 41 | BBS Architects, Landscape Architects & Engineers | $11,145,884 |
| 42 | TreanorHL | $10,792,939 |
| 43 | DLA Architects, Ltd. | $10,506,362 |
| 44 | Orcutt | Winslow | $10,463,200 |
| 45 | BLDD Architects | $10,270,000 |
| 46 | Legat Architects | $10,256,000 |
| 47 | Grace Hebert Curtis Architects | $9,598,244 |
| 48 | McMillan Pazdan Smith | $9,427,859 |
| 49 | H2M architects + engineers | $9,419,919 |
| 50 | Glenn | Partners | $9,275,000 |
| 51 | GWWO Architects | $8,610,959 |
| 52 | SchraderGroup | $8,273,749 |
| 53 | GPD Group | $8,250,000 |
| 54 | Little Diversified Architectural Consulting | $8,176,306 |
| 55 | EwingCole | $8,000,000 |
| 56 | TETER | $7,933,198 |
| 57 | ThenDesign Architetcure | $7,882,159 |
| 58 | Gensler | $7,396,872 |
| 59 | Garmann Miller | $7,286,160 |
| 60 | HKS | $7,000,000 |
| 61 | JCJ Architecture | $6,905,360 |
| 62 | Goodwyn Mills Cawood | $6,439,035 |
| 63 | KCBA Architects | $5,869,000 |
| 64 | LHB | $5,855,507 |
| 65 | Ashley McGraw Architects | $5,773,888 |
| 66 | Page | $5,668,497 |
| 67 | ARC / Architectural Resources Cambridge | $5,645,876 |
| 68 | CO Architects | $5,332,766 |
| 69 | Clark Nexsen | $5,163,000 |
| 70 | RSC Architects | $4,700,000 |
| 71 | Architecture Inc. | $4,550,000 |
| 72 | KG+D Architects | $4,524,449 |
| 73 | Urbahn Architects | $4,034,340 |
| 74 | Kirksey Architecture | $3,972,354 |
| 75 | NORR | $3,821,339 |
| 76 | Dattner Architects | $3,559,174 |
| 77 | Quinn Evans | $3,506,449 |
| 78 | Wendel | $3,241,066 |
| 79 | Cooper Carry | $3,123,345 |
| 80 | Smallwood | $3,098,090 |
| 81 | GFF | $2,883,012 |
| 82 | Clark & Enersen | $2,499,223 |
| 83 | Cushing Terrell | $2,383,091 |
| 84 | G70 | $2,269,701 |
| 85 | Huitt-Zollars | $2,165,414 |
| 86 | Leo A Daly | $2,150,068 |
| 87 | PGAL | $2,142,000 |
| 88 | Mithun | $2,051,575 |
| 89 | CTA Architects | $2,042,015 |
| 90 | MSA Design | $2,000,000 |
| 91 | HGA | $1,866,633 |
| 92 | Haskell | $1,738,939 |
| 93 | CBT | $1,672,858 |
| 94 | RKTB Architects | $1,651,818 |
| 95 | Dahlin Group Architecture | Planning | $1,644,471 |
| 96 | Design Collaborative | $1,623,309 |
| 97 | RDG Planning & Design | $1,618,734 |
| 98 | Hafer | $1,592,584 |
| 99 | KZF Design | $1,519,643 |
| 100 | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill | $1,492,000 |
| 101 | BSSW Architects | $1,356,000 |
| 102 | KMB Architects | $1,324,911 |
| 103 | HDR | $1,257,550 |
| 104 | IKM Architecture | $1,250,000 |
| 105 | 45 Architecture | $1,145,650 |
| 106 | Manning | $1,133,130 |
| 107 | Cromwell Architects Engineers | $1,003,097 |
| 108 | LMN Architects | $993,204 |
| 109 | Massa Multimedia Architecture | $928,828 |
| 110 | Progressive AE | $914,653 |
| 111 | Bailey Edward Design | $913,940 |
| 112 | BKSK Architects | $704,203 |
| 113 | FXCollaborative Architects | $680,270 |
| 114 | Core States Group | $652,757 |
| 115 | TVS | $568,095 |
| 116 | Hastings+Chivetta Architects | $531,957 |
| 117 | Handel Architects | $514,857 |
| 118 | LRK | $502,000 |
| 119 | Miller Dunwiddie | $500,000 |
| 120 | MKM architecture + design | $488,235 |
| 121 | Colliers Engineering & Design | $467,473 |
| 122 | Epstein | $460,000 |
| 123 | Think Architecture | $441,150 |
| 124 | Finegold Alexander Architects | $395,452 |
| 125 | Michael Baker International | $365,338 |
| 126 | RDC-S111 | $346,083 |
| 127 | Ware Malcomb | $333,449 |
| 128 | BWBR | $327,285 |
| 129 | Sasaki Associates | $316,891 |
| 130 | Marmon Mok Architecture | $284,349 |
| 131 | Method Architecture | $275,338 |
| 132 | ZGF Architects | $252,962 |
| 133 | RSP Architects | $244,000 |
| 134 | AE7 | $201,555 |
| 135 | Kitchen & Associates | $201,200 |
| 136 | Barge Design Solutions | $196,484 |
| 137 | Bruner/Cott Architects | $182,798 |
| 138 | GRW | $175,788 |
| 139 | Hanbury | $165,882 |
| 140 | Elevatus Architecture | $145,000 |
| 141 | GSB | $142,300 |
| 142 | Montroy DeMarco Architecture | $140,000 |
| 143 | CBRE | $134,004 |
| 144 | MA Design | $117,618 |
| 145 | Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects | $105,000 |
| 146 | DLA+ Architecture & Interior Design | $101,258 |
| 147 | Eckenhoff Saunders Architects | $100,000 |
| 148 | H. Hendy Associates | $83,289 |
| 149 | AHL | $69,691 |
| 150 | BKV Group | $65,000 |
| 151 | Champlin Architecture | $64,776 |
| 152 | Steinberg Hart | $56,890 |
| 153 | Nelson Worldwide | $52,000 |
| 154 | CosciaMoos Architecture | $46,334 |
| 155 | Weber Thompson | $35,353 |
| 156 | REES | $32,000 |
| 157 | BSA LifeStructures | $28,885 |
| 158 | V Squared Workshop | $26,287 |
| 159 | Hoefer Welker | $17,000 |
| 160 | MBH Architects | $13,000 |
| 161 | Randall-Paulson Architects | $11,233 |
| 162 | NSPJ Architects | $6,538 |
| 163 | Larson Design Group | $6,255 |
| 164 | Ryan Companies US / Ryan A+E | $4,131 |
Source: 2022 Giants 400 Report; *Editors' estimate
2022 GIANTS 400 - AEC DISCIPLINE RANKINGS
A. Top 180 Architecture Firms
B. Top 110 Architecture/Engineering (AE) Firms
C. Top 80 Engineering Firms
D. Top 45 Engineering/Architecture (EA) Firms
E. Top 200 Contractors
F. Top 90 Construction Management Firms
2022 GIANTS 400 - BUILDING SECTOR AND SPECIALTY RANKINGS
Note: All categories below except for 08 and 23 include multiple rankings for the sector: Top Architecture+AE Firms; Top Engineering+EA Firms; and Top Contractors+CM Firms.
01. Airport Terminals
• Top 55 Airport Terminal Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 65 Airport Terminal Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 60 Airport Terminal Contractors and CM Firms
02. Convention Centers/Conference Centers
• Top 35 Convention Center Architecture + AE Firms for 2022
• Top 30 Convention Center Engineering + EA Firms for 2022
• Top 25 Convention Center Contractors + CM Firms for 2022
03. Cultural Facilities – All Cultural Facilities Work
• Top 110 Cultural Facilities Architecture and AE Firms – All Cultural Facilities Work
• Top 55 Cultural Facilities Engineering and EA Firms – All Cultural Facilities Work
• Top 55 Cultural Facilities Contractors and CM Firms – All Cultural Facilities Work
04. Cultural Facilities – Museums and Galleries
• Top 70 Cultural Facilities Architecture and AE Firms – Museums and Galleries
• Top 40 Cultural Facilities Engineering and EA Firms – Museums and Galleries
• Top 35 Cultural Facilities Contractors and CM Firms – Museums and Galleries
05. Cultural Facilities – Performing Arts and Concert Venues
• Top 55 Cultural Facilities Architecture and AE Firms – Performing Arts and Concert Venues
• Top 40 Cultural Facilities Engineering and EA Firms – Performing Arts and Concert Venues
• Top 30 Cultural Facilities Contractors and CM Firms – Performing Arts and Concert Venues
06. Cultural Facilities – Public Libraries
• Top 50 Cultural Facilities Architecture and AE Firms – Public Libraries
• Top 30 Cultural Facilities Engineering and EA Firms – Public Libraries
• Top 20 Cultural Facilities Contractors and CM Firms – Public Libraries
07. Data Centers
• Top 30 Data Center Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 60 Data Center Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 50 Data Center Sector Contractors and CM Firms
08. Design-Build Work
• Top 100 Design-Build Construction Firms
09. Government - All Government Buildings Work
• Top 160 Government Sector Architecture + AE Firms - All Government Work
• Top 90 Government Sector Engineering + EA Firms - All Government Work
• Top 90 Government Sector Contractors + CM Firms - All Government Work
10. Government - Federal Civilian Government
• Top 70 Federal Government Architecture + AE Firms
• Top 65 Federal Government Engineering + EA Firms
• Top 45 Federal Government Contractors + CM Firms
11. Government - Local Government Buildings
• Top 130 Local Government Architecture + AE Firms
• Top 80 Local Government Engineering + EA Firms
• Top 70 Local Government Contractors + CM Firms
12. Government - State Government Buildings
• Top 80 State Government Architecture + AE Firms
• Top 55 State Government Engineering + EA Firms
• Top 45 State Government Contractors + CM Firms
13. Government - Military
• Top 50 Military Facility Architecture + AE Firms
• Top 50 Military Facility Engineering + EA Firms
• Top 35 Military Facility Contractors + CM Firms
14. Government - Veterans Administration Facilities
• Top 40 Veterans Administration (VA) Facility Architecture + AE Firms
• Top 25 Veterans Administration (VA) Facility Engineering + EA Firms
• Top 15 Veterans Administration (VA) Facility Contractors + CM Firms
15. Healthcare – All Healthcare Facilities Work
• Top 170 Healthcare Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 90 Healthcare Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 115 Healthcare Sector Contractors and CM Firms
16. Healthcare – Hospitals
• Top 130 Hospital Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 80 Hospital Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 90 Hospital Facility Contractors and CM Firms
17. Healthcare – Medical Office Buildings, Dental Offices
• Top 100 Medical Office Building Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 50 Medical Office Building Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 60 Medical Office Building Contractors and CM Firms
18. Healthcare – Outpatient Facilities
• Top 100 Outpatient Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 40 Outpatient Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 60 Outpatient Facility Contractors and CM Firms
19. Hospitality – All Hospitality Facilities Work (Hotels, Resorts, Casinos)
• Top 120 Hospitality Facility Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 70 Hospitality Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 90 Hospitality Facility Contractors and CM Firms
20. Hospitality — Hotel, Resorts
• Top 115 Hotel Sector Architecture and AE Firms for 2022
• Top 70 Hotel and Resort Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 80 Hotel and Resort Contractors and CM Firms
21. Hospitality — Casinos
• Top 20 Casino Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 25 Casino Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 25 Casino Contractors and CM Firms
22. Industrial Buildings — Manufacturing Plants, Warehouses
• Top 95 Industrial Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 90 Industrial Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 110 Industrial Facility Contractors and CM Firms
23. Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)
• Top 20 Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Construction Firms for 2022
24. Multifamily — All Multifamily Facilities Work
Top 175 Multifamily Sector Architecture and AE Firms — All Multifamily Facilities Work
Top 75 Multifamily Sector Engineering and EA Firms — All Multifamily Facilities Work
Top 110 Multifamily Sector Contractors and CM Firms — All Multifamily Facilities Work
25. Multifamily — Apartments, Condominiums
Top 155 Multifamily Sector Architecture and AE Firms — Apartments, Condominiums Work
Top 65 Multifamily Sector Engineering and EA Firms — Apartments, Condominiums Work
Top 100 Multifamily Sector Contractors and CM Firms — Apartments, Condominiums Work
26. Multifamily — Senior Living Facilities
Top 80 Multifamily Sector Architecture and AE Firms — Senior Living Facilities
Top 30 Multifamily Sector Engineering and EA Firms — Senior Living Facilities
Top 50 Multifamily Sector Contractors and CM Firms — Senior Living Facilities
27. Multifamily — Student Housing Facilities
Top 70 Multifamily Sector Architecture and AE Firms — Student Housing Facilities
Top 35 Multifamily Sector Engineering and EA Firms — Student Housing Facilities
Top 40 Multifamily Sector Contractors and CM Firms — Student Housing Facilities
28. Office — All Office Building Work
• Top 200 Office Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 85 Office Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 130 Office Sector Contractors and CM Firms
29. Office — Buildings/Core+Shell
• Top 150 Office Building Core+Shell Architecture + AE Firms
• Top 75 Office Building Core+Shell Engineering + EA Firms
• Top 100 Office Building Core+Shell Contractors and CM Firms
30. Office — Workplace/Interior Fitouts
• Top 165 Workplace/Interior Fitout Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 50 Workplace/Interior Fitout Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 90 Workplace/Interior Fitout Contractors and CM Firms
31. Parking Structures
• Top 50 Parking Structure Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 40 Parking Structure Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 40 Parking Structure Contractors + CM Firms
32. Public Safety/Justice Facilities
• Top 80 Justice Facility/Public Safety Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 50 Justice Facility/Public Safety Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 55 Justice Facility/Public Safety Contractors + CM Firms
33. Reconstruction Work
• Top 200 Reconstruction Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 70 Reconstruction Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 140 Reconstruction Sector Contractors + CM Firms
34. Religious Structures/Places of Worship
• Top 80 Religious Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 50 Religious Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 40 Religious Facility Contractors + CM Firms
35. Retail — All Retail Buildings Work
• Top 130 Retail Sector Architecture and AE Firms — All Retail Buildings Work
• Top 70 Retail Sector Engineering and EA Firms — All Retail Buildings Work
• Top 80 Retail Sector Contractors and CM Firms — All Retail Buildings Work
36. Retail — Entertainment Centers, Cineplexes, Theme Parks
• Top 30 Retail Architecture and AE Firms — Entertainment Centers, Cineplexes, Theme Parks
• Top 30 Retail Engineering and EA Firms — Entertainment Centers, Cineplexes, Theme Parks
• Top 30 Retail Contractors and CM Firms — Entertainment Centers, Cineplexes, Theme Parks
37. Retail — Malls, Big Box Stores, Strip Centers
• Top 90 Retail Architecture and AE Firms - Malls, Big Box Stores, Strip Centers
• Top 50 Retail Engineering and EA Firms — Malls, Big Box Stores, Strip Centers
• Top 60 Retail Contractors and CM Firms — Malls, Big Box Stores, Strip Centers
38. Retail — Restaurants
• Top 95 Retail Architecture and AE Firms — Restaurants
• Top 40 Retail Engineering and EA Firms — Restaurants
• Top 35 Retail Contractors and CM Firms — Restaurants
39. Science & Technology (S+T) Facilities - All S+T Buildings Work
• Top 100 Science + Technology Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 70 Science + Technology Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 70 Science + Technology Facility Contractors and CM Firms
40. Science & Technology — Laboratories
• Top 85 Laboratory Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 55 Laboratory Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 45 Laboratory Facility Contractors and CM Firms
41. Schools — PK-12, Public, Private, Charter, Military
• Top 160 K-12 School Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 70 K-12 School Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 100 K-12 School Sector Contractors and CM Firms
42. Sports Facilities/Stadiums/Recreation Facilities
• Top 110 Sports Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 75 Sports Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 60 Sports Facility Contractors and CM Firms
43. Telecommunications Buildings
• Top 7 Telecommunications Facility Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 20 Telecommunications Facility Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 10 Telecommunications Facilities Contractors + CM Firms
44. Transit Facilities — Bus/Rail Terminals and Stations
• Top 40 Transit Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 40 Transit Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 20 Transit Facilities Contractors + CM Firms
45. University / College Facilities
• Top University Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top University Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top University Sector Contractors and CM Firms
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