PBK Architects, Huckabee, DLR Group, VLK Architects, and Stantec top BD+C's ranking of the nation's largest K-12 school building architecture and architecture/engineering (AE) firms for 2023, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2023 Giants 400 Report.
| Top 170 K-12 School Architecture Firms for 2023 | ||
| FIRM | 2022 REVENUE | |
| 1 | PBK Architects | $173,705,057 |
| 2 | Huckabee | $126,724,162 |
| 3 | DLR Group | $123,750,000 |
| 4 | VLK Architects | $66,037,505 |
| 5 | Stantec | $63,256,059 |
| 6 | HMC Architects | $43,320,650 |
| 7 | Wold Architects and Engineers | $42,900,000 |
| 8 | Corgan | $41,525,244 |
| 9 | LPA | $40,957,911 |
| 10 | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill | $29,356,000 |
| 11 | SMMA | $27,153,745 |
| 12 | GMB Architecture + Engineering | $27,005,151 |
| 13 | Quattrocchi Kwok Architects | $25,595,000 |
| 14 | Fanning Howey | $24,992,975 |
| 15 | RRMM Architects | $24,559,060 |
| 16 | LS3P Associates | $23,063,474 |
| 17 | HED | $22,801,700 |
| 18 | Hord Coplan Macht | $21,870,435 |
| 19 | Grimm + Parker Architects | $21,714,334 |
| 20 | Schmidt Associates | $21,645,000 |
| 21 | Perkins&Will | $21,451,340 |
| 22 | Hollis + Miller Architects | $21,090,660 |
| 23 | TowerPinkster | $21,041,182 |
| 24 | FGM Architects | $20,817,242 |
| 25 | NAC Architecture | $20,136,318 |
| 26 | EUA | $19,500,000 |
| 27 | Moseley Architects | $19,485,991 |
| 28 | CPL Architecture, Engineering, Planning | $18,563,219 |
| 29 | SHP | $17,826,820 |
| 30 | CSO | $17,244,875 |
| 31 | Bray Architects | $16,838,284 |
| 32 | CSArch | $16,798,174 |
| 33 | McMillan Pazdan Smith | $16,766,395 |
| 34 | LaBella Associates | $16,725,000 |
| 35 | S/L/A/M Collaborative, The | $16,712,149 |
| 36 | HMFH Architects | $16,685,265 |
| 37 | STR Partners | $15,368,503 |
| 38 | H2M Architects + Engineers | $15,098,115 |
| 39 | ARC / Architectural Resources Cambridge | $14,888,903 |
| 40 | DLA Architects | $14,062,656 |
| 41 | Spiezle Architectural Group | $13,737,000 |
| 42 | Cuningham | $13,720,074 |
| 43 | Legat Architects | $13,597,000 |
| 44 | BBS Architects, Landscape Architects & Engineers | $13,302,677 |
| 45 | Glenn|Partners | $12,800,000 |
| 46 | BCA Architects & Engineers | $12,200,000 |
| 47 | Moody Nolan | $12,106,502 |
| 48 | Orcutt | Winslow | $11,869,342 |
| 49 | ThenDesign Architecture | $11,464,037 |
| 50 | Parkhill | $11,430,205 |
| 51 | Grace Hebert Curtis Architects | $11,374,925 |
| 52 | Cordogan Clark & Associates | $11,350,000 |
| 53 | Gensler | $11,236,940 |
| 54 | Goodwyn Mills Cawood | $10,874,141 |
| 55 | SchraderGroup Architecture | $10,100,000 |
| 56 | Garmann Miller | $10,055,566 |
| 57 | KCBA Architects | $9,970,000 |
| 58 | BLDD Architects | $9,770,000 |
| 59 | Little Diversified Architectural Consulting | $9,650,880 |
| 60 | JCJ Architecture | $9,582,887 |
| 61 | TETER | $9,500,542 |
| 62 | GPD Group | $9,100,000 |
| 63 | Quinn Evans | $8,036,546 |
| 64 | Ashley McGraw Architects | $7,941,743 |
| 65 | TreanorHL | $7,844,377 |
| 66 | GWWO Architects | $7,366,491 |
| 67 | KG+D Architects | $6,622,481 |
| 68 | McKinley Architecture and Engineering | $6,303,089 |
| 69 | Urbahn Architects | $6,110,000 |
| 70 | Arcadis North America | $6,071,348 |
| 71 | HKS | $6,000,000 |
| 72 | Page Southerland Page | $5,679,960 |
| 73 | RATIO Design | $5,409,917 |
| 74 | LHB | $5,288,277 |
| 75 | Architecture, Inc. | $5,246,500 |
| 76 | Mithun | $5,208,498 |
| 77 | Cooper Carry | $5,143,004 |
| 78 | Manning | $4,934,573 |
| 79 | DAG Architects | $4,868,353 |
| 80 | CO Architects | $4,768,385 |
| 81 | Kirksey Architecture | $4,720,761 |
| 82 | NORR | $4,618,676 |
| 83 | RKTB Architects | $4,379,444 |
| 84 | EwingCole | $4,304,000 |
| 85 | Hafer | $3,879,532 |
| 86 | Cushing Terrell | $3,709,925 |
| 87 | PGAL | $3,625,000 |
| 88 | Becker Morgan Group | $3,595,465 |
| 89 | INVISION Architecture | $3,450,032 |
| 90 | Clark & Enersen | $3,407,611 |
| 91 | Nextgen Architects | $2,927,000 |
| 92 | LMN Architects | $2,843,000 |
| 93 | CTA Architects | $2,738,143 |
| 94 | KSS Architects | $2,678,046 |
| 95 | HDR | $2,525,914 |
| 96 | G70 | $2,492,935 |
| 97 | Studio+ | $2,484,795 |
| 98 | Finegold Alexander Architects | $2,458,989 |
| 99 | Cromwell Architects Engineers | $2,446,207 |
| 100 | Dattner Architects | $2,384,397 |
| 101 | Greenberg Farrow | $2,270,000 |
| 102 | Sasaki | $2,237,641 |
| 103 | HGA | $2,156,434 |
| 104 | Smallwood | $2,107,061 |
| 105 | Massa Multimedia Architecture | $2,047,026 |
| 106 | RDG Planning & Design | $1,991,434 |
| 107 | SWBR | $1,803,378 |
| 108 | Dahlin Architecture | Planning | Interiors | $1,800,000 |
| 109 | GFF | $1,645,216 |
| 110 | Elevatus Architecture | $1,525,000 |
| 111 | Zimmerman Architectural Studios | $1,451,440 |
| 112 | Whitman, Requardt & Associates | $1,400,858 |
| 113 | Ratcliff Architecture | $1,300,000 |
| 114 | IKM Architecture | $1,300,000 |
| 115 | HOK | $1,281,498 |
| 116 | GRW | $1,275,843 |
| 117 | Ware Malcomb | $1,107,959 |
| 118 | bKL Architecture | $1,000,000 |
| 119 | Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB) | $968,339 |
| 120 | Design Collaborative | $917,704 |
| 121 | Tighe & Bond | $777,281 |
| 122 | TVS | $757,299 |
| 123 | FSB Architects + Engineers | $724,921 |
| 124 | HuntonBrady Architects | $643,150 |
| 125 | Bailey Edward Design | $630,621 |
| 126 | Mackey Mitchell Architects | $540,844 |
| 127 | Luminaut | $526,000 |
| 128 | Miller Dunwiddie | $472,850 |
| 129 | Think Architecture | $460,307 |
| 130 | ZGF | $450,935 |
| 131 | FXCollaborative | $424,140 |
| 132 | Lord Aeck Sargent Planning & Design | $417,572 |
| 133 | BWBR | $414,290 |
| 134 | Randall-Paulson Architects | $374,256 |
| 135 | HBG Design | $362,000 |
| 136 | MSA Design + MSA Sport | $342,911 |
| 137 | BSA LifeStructures | $310,145 |
| 138 | SAS Architects & Planners | $301,325 |
| 139 | AHL | $292,399 |
| 140 | LEO A DALY | $289,164 |
| 141 | Larson Design Group | $277,009 |
| 142 | Method Architecture | $242,831 |
| 143 | Core States Group | $238,486 |
| 144 | MKM Architecture + Design | $224,619 |
| 145 | RDC-S111, Inc. | $211,220 |
| 146 | 45 Architecture | $205,978 |
| 147 | Hoefer Welker | $200,000 |
| 148 | CESO | $193,000 |
| 149 | Davis Brody Bond | $190,303 |
| 150 | Marmon Mok | $185,985 |
| 151 | Hill West Architects | $180,000 |
| 152 | Álvarez-Díaz & Villalón | $145,000 |
| 153 | Kitchell | $137,060 |
| 154 | Thriven Design | $127,259 |
| 155 | Diekema Hamann Architecture | $114,305 |
| 156 | GSB | $110,000 |
| 157 | Montroy DeMarco Architecture | $105,000 |
| 158 | Handel Architects | $94,770 |
| 159 | AE7 | $77,971 |
| 160 | DesignGroup | $70,000 |
| 161 | LRK | $58,000 |
| 162 | Oculus | $31,007 |
| 163 | BKV Group | $30,000 |
| 164 | RSP Architects | $26,000 |
| 165 | Hanbury | $23,600 |
| 166 | S3 Design | $18,500 |
| 167 | Barton Malow | $16,133 |
| 168 | Michael Baker Intl. | $15,407 |
| 169 | CosciaMoos Architecture | $7,318 |
| 170 | Robert Siegel Architects | $7,100 |
| 171 | DLA+ Architecture & Interior Design | $2,919 |
| 172 | Gresham Smith | $2,847 |
Source: 2023 Giants 400 Report
2023 GIANTS 400 REPORT - TOP ARCHITECTURE FIRMS, ENGINEERING FIRMS, AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES
A. Top 175 Architecture Firms
B. Top 115 Architecture/Engineering (AE) Firms
C. Top 75 Engineering Firms
D. Top 35 Engineering/Architecture (EA) Firms
E. Top 150 Contractors
F. Top 80 Construction Management Firms
2023 GIANTS 400 REPORT - TOP AEC FIRMS BY 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 65 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 40 Convention Center Architecture + AE Firms
• Top 30 Convention Center Engineering + EA Firms
• Top 20 Convention Center Contractors + CM Firms
03. Cultural Facilities – All Cultural Facilities Work
• Top 110 Cultural Facilities Architecture and AE Firms – All Cultural Facilities Work
• Top 60 Cultural Facilities Engineering and EA Firms – All Cultural Facilities Work
• Top 65 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 40 Cultural Facilities Contractors and CM Firms – Museums and Galleries
05. Cultural Facilities – Performing Arts and Concert Venues
• Top 60 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 35 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 90 Design-Build Construction Firms
09. Government - All Government Buildings Work
• Top 170 Government Sector Architecture + AE Firms - All Government Work
• Top 90 Government Sector Engineering + EA Firms - All Government Work
• Top 100 Government Sector Contractors + CM Firms - All Government Work
10. Government - Federal Civilian Government
• Top 70 Federal Government Architecture + AE Firms
• Top 60 Federal Government Engineering + EA Firms
• Top 50 Federal Government Contractors + CM Firms
11. Government - Local Government Buildings
• Top 150 Local Government Architecture + AE Firms
• Top 80 Local Government Engineering + EA Firms
• Top 80 Local Government Contractors + CM Firms
12. Government - State Government Buildings
• Top 90 State Government Architecture + AE Firms
• Top 50 State Government Engineering + EA Firms
• Top 50 State Government Contractors + CM Firms
13. Government - Military
• Top 40 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 35 Veterans Affairs (VA) Facility Architecture + AE Firms
• Top 20 Veterans Affairs (VA) Facility Engineering + EA Firms
• Top 15 Veterans Affairs (VA) Facility Contractors + CM Firms
15. Healthcare – All Healthcare Facilities Work
• Top 175 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 110 Medical Office Building Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 50 Medical Office Building Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 70 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 130 Hospitality Facility Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 75 Hospitality Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 80 Hospitality Facility Contractors and CM Firms
20. Hospitality — Hotel, Resorts
• Top 120 Hotel Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 70 Hotel and Resort Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 80 Hotel and Resort Contractors and CM Firms
21. Hospitality — Casinos
• Top 10 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 100 Industrial Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 90 Industrial Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 100 Industrial Facility Contractors and CM Firms
23. Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)
• Top 20 Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Construction Firms
24. Multifamily — All Multifamily Facilities Work
Top 190 Multifamily Sector Architecture and AE Firms — All Multifamily Facilities Work
Top 75 Multifamily Sector Engineering and EA Firms — All Multifamily Facilities Work
Top 115 Multifamily Sector Contractors and CM Firms — All Multifamily Facilities Work
25. Multifamily — Apartments, Condominiums
Top 160 Multifamily Sector Architecture and AE Firms — Apartments, Condominiums Work
Top 70 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 40 Multifamily Sector Engineering and EA Firms — Senior Living Facilities
Top 60 Multifamily Sector Contractors and CM Firms — Senior Living Facilities
27. Multifamily — Student Housing Facilities
Top 90 Multifamily Sector Architecture and AE Firms — Student Housing Facilities
Top 30 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 90 Office Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 120 Office Sector Contractors and CM Firms
29. Office — Buildings/Core+Shell
• Top 140 Office Building Core+Shell Architecture + AE Firms
• Top 80 Office Building Core+Shell Engineering + EA Firms
• Top 100 Office Building Core+Shell Contractors and CM Firms
30. Office — Workplace/Interior Fitouts
• Top 160 Workplace/Interior Fitout Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 50 Workplace/Interior Fitout Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 80 Workplace/Interior Fitout Contractors and CM Firms
31. Parking Structures
• Top 60 Parking Structure Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 45 Parking Structure Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 55 Parking Structure Contractors + CM Firms
32. Public Safety/Justice Facilities
• Top 90 Justice Facility/Public Safety Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 60 Justice Facility/Public Safety Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 50 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 140 Retail Sector Architecture and AE Firms — All Retail Buildings Work
• Top 75 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 40 Retail Engineering and EA Firms — Entertainment Centers, Cineplexes, Theme Parks
• Top 40 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 60 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 90 Retail Architecture and AE Firms — Restaurants
• Top 40 Retail Engineering and EA Firms — Restaurants
• Top 40 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 of 80 Science + Technology Facility Contractors and CM Firms
40. Science & Technology — Laboratories
• Top 100 Laboratory Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 60 Laboratory Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 55 Laboratory Facility Contractors and CM Firms
41. Schools — PK-12, Public, Private, Charter, Military
• Top 170 K-12 School Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 80 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 130 Sports Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 70 Sports Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 70 Sports Facility Contractors and CM Firms
43. Telecommunications Buildings
• Top 10 Telecommunications Facility Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 25 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 25 Transit Facilities Contractors + CM Firms
45. University / College Facilities
• Top 170 University Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 80 University Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 100 University Sector Contractors and CM Firms
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